Word · Frequency #41400
jobber
/ˈdʒɒbə/
noun
中间商；批发商
A dealer who buys goods in quantity and sells them to retailers, a middleman.
- 1.
An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
临时受雇饰演特定角色的演员,常为巡演剧团
- 2.
An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
买卖货物的中间商
- 3.
A job press or platen press.
零件印刷机或平压印刷机
临时演员；特约演员；零件印刷机；平压印刷机；临时受雇饰演特定角色的演员,常为巡演剧团；买卖货物的中间商；零件印刷机或平压印刷机
In use
The jobber purchased a large shipment of textiles from the manufacturer.
Local retailers rely on jobbers to supply them with seasonal goods.
As a jobber, he links producers and small shop owners.
a jobber in [industry]
表示在特定行业从事批发业务的人。
He is a jobber in the textile industry.
他是纺织业的批发商。
a jobber of [goods]
The company acts as a jobber of electronic components.
这家公司充当电子元件的批发商。
work as a jobber
也可指临时工或股票经纪人，但商业语境下多指批发商。
Connections
Confusing words
- job
- 工作 · job 指职业或工作，而 jobber 指批发商或中间商，两者意义不同。
Word family
- job
- 工作；任务 · n
- jobless
- 失业的 · adj
- joblessness
- 失业；失业状况 · n
- jobseeker
- 求职者 · n
- job-sharing
- 工作分担制 · n
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为jobbers。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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