† jobmann.
Obsolete.
1. = jobber n.2 4a. Cf. placeman n. rare.
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society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > corrupt or unscrupulous
place-monger1718
jobber1739
jobman1741
seductionist1817
operator1828
careerist1917
ghost payroller1952
cowboy1972
1741 Country Jrnl. 9 May 1/3 A Parliament, in which there were above two hundred known Placemen, besides private Pensioners and occasional Jobmen.
2. = jobmaster n. 1.
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society > trade and finance > selling > hiring or letting out > [noun] > hirer out > of horses or carriages
hackney man1307
hackman1571
vittorin1613
vetturino1617
coach-master1721
jobman1794
jobmaster1802
jobber1809
jobbing master1835
fly-proprietor1845
1794 Times 14 Aug. 4/2 (advt.) Two good coaches to be sold cheap, fit for jobmen.
1812 Sporting Mag. 39 280 His coachman was the servant of a jobman.
1855 C. Robinson Pract. Courts of Justice Eng. & U.S. II. lxxx. 703 The owner of a carriage..applied to a jobman who supplied him with a pair of job-horses and a coachman for a day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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