jobber

Name: jobber, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/

//ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“jobber” is an uncommon English word, ranked #61,565 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#61,565
frequency rank, English: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

Key facts for jobber
Property	Value
Headword	jobber
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#61,565
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jobber” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jobber lands here:

#61,565

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for jobber is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #61,565 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jobber, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From job + -er. The correct English form is jobber, spelled J-O-B-B-E-R.

Definition

1
One 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
A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.
4
An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
5
An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
6
An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.
7
A performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
8
A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something the name of which one cannot recall).
9
A job press or platen press.

Etymology

From job + -er.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jobber"?

"jobber" is spelled J-O-B-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/.

What does "jobber" mean?

As a noun, "jobber" means: One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

How do you pronounce "jobber"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jobber" is /ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "jobber"?

From job + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “jobber”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is J-O-B-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɒb.ə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.