Jobber vs. Bobber: What's the Difference?

One that buys merchandise from manufacturers and sells it to retailers.

A buoyant object used to suspend a fishing line.

One that works by the job or by the contract.

One who fishes with such an object.

Chiefly British A middleman in the exchange of stocks and securities among brokers.

One who reshapes or trims something, especially hair.

(archaic) One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

One who takes part in apple bobbing.

(theater) An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.

(fishing) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.

A promoter or broker of stocks for investment.

A style of custom motorcycle with stripped-down bodywork and a shortened (or "bobbed") rear fender.

An intermediary who buys and sells merchandise.

A person who rides a bobsleigh; a bobsleigher.

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.

One who, or that which, bobs.

A market maker on the stock exchange.

A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

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

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

One who works by the job.

A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.

One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or manufacturers, and sells to retailers.

One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.

Someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers