jobber
/ˈd͡ʒɑ.bɚ/noun
jobber is spelled J-O-B-B-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jobber means “An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jobber is jobbers.
How many letters and syllables are in jobber?
| Letters | 6: J-O-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jobber?
Jobber appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jobber?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɑ.bɚ/
- Australia /ˈd͡ʒɔb.ə(ɹ)/
Jobber has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-jobber.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with jobber?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jobber from its last stressed vowel (/ɑbəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jobber
- jobbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jobber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicOne who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.
- 2
An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
- 3
UKobsoleteA 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]
- 4
An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
- 5
USA 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.
- 6
UKA market maker on the stock exchange; a stockjobber.
- 7
slangA performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
- 8
slangA thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jobber come from?
From job + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).