Advertisement

Advertisement

stockjobber

[ stok-job-er ]

noun

  1. a stock salesperson, especially one who sells or promotes worthless securities.
  2. British. a stock-exchange operator who acts as an intermediary between brokers.


stockjobber

/ ˈstɒkˌdʒɒbə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a wholesale dealer on a stock exchange who sold securities to brokers without transacting directly with the public Often shortened tojobber See also market maker
  2. derogatory.
    a stockbroker, esp one dealing in worthless securities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈstockˌjobbery, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • stockjobber·y stockjobbing noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockjobber1

First recorded in 1620–30; stock + jobber
Discover More

Example Sentences

The Rads have got hold of a stockjobber who is good for a thousand, and Maltman says they cannot fight him with less than that.

Sometimes it is of noble birth; and sometimes the spawn of a stockjobber.

It was about the year 1688 that the word stockjobber was first heard in London.

Lame duck, a stockjobber who speculates beyond his capital, and cannot pay his losses.

It is droll to look back upon the movement which led public opinion to prefer a stockjobber to a gallant soldier.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


stockiststock ledger