odd-job

[ od-job ]

/ ˈɒdˌdʒɒb /

verb (used without object), odd-jobbed, odd-job·bing.

to work at a series of unrelated or unspecialized jobs, often of a low-paying or menial nature.

Origin of odd-job

First recorded in 1855–60

OTHER WORDS FROM odd-job

odd jobber, odd-jobber, noun

Words nearby odd-job

odd couple, odd-even check, Odd Fellow, oddish, oddity, odd-job, odd-jobman, odd lot, odd-lotter, odd-man, odd man out

Example sentences from the Web for odd-job

Tony gave the odd-job man time to pick up the billet and presently strolled round, still drying his hands.
The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird
Two days he'd paint, and two days he'd odd-job, and two days he'd fish.
Mrs. Tree's Will|Laura E. Richards
To complete the picture, Brown, the odd-job man, was delving holes destined to receive the posts of a pergola.
The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird
The odd-job man could not restrain a natural blush, but he was man enough to stand his ground.
The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird

Mr. Magnet and Toupee had gone to stare at the monoplane; they were presently joined by the odd-job man in an interrogative mood.
Marriage|H. G. Wells