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stockjobber

stockjobber noun: a stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.

Noun

stockjobber (plural stockjobbers)

  1. (UK) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
  2. (UK, derogatory) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
    • In this stock-jobbers’ heaven let us leave our dear countrymen for a little while, while I say a few words about the affairs of the people on the continent of Europe.1888, William Morris, Signs of Change […] , London: Reeves and Turner, page 105

Forms of stockjobber

pluralstockjobbers
alternative formstock-jobber

Origin of stockjobber

From stock + jobber.

Questions about stockjobber

What does stockjobber mean?
Stockjobber means a stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
What part of speech is stockjobber?
Stockjobber is a noun.
What is the plural of stockjobber?
The plural of stockjobber is stockjobbers.

Words near stockjobber in the dictionary

  1. stockishness
  2. stockist
  3. stockists
  4. stockjob
  5. stockjobbed
  6. stockjobber
  7. stockjobbers
  8. stockjobbery
  9. stockjobbing
  10. stockjobbings
  11. stockjobs

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