stockjobber

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Etymology

From stock +‎ jobber.

Noun

stockjobber (plural stockjobbers)

  1. (chiefly British, trading) A stock exchange worker who deals only with brokers.
  2. (British, derogatory, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
    • 1888, William Morris, Signs of Change ‎, London: Reeves and Turner, page 105:
      In this stock-jobbers’ heaven let us leave our dear countrymen for a little while, while I say a few words about the affairs of the people on the continent of Europe.

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