jobbers

noun

1. One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and recruits other people.

2. A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.

   An act to restrain the number and ill practice of brokers and stock jobbers: 8 & 9 Wm. 3, ch. 32 (1697) [legislation of English parliament

3. An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.

4. A type of intermediary in the apparel industry, as well as others, who buys excess merchandise from brand owners and manufacturers, and sells to retailers at prices that are 20-70% below wholesale.

5. A market maker on the stock exchange.

6. A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.

7. A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).

8. An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.