Word: jobber
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: job
ber
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: job
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gobbe
Language: enm
Decoded: gobbe
Meaning: mass, lump
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.