Etymology

jobber

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Today it means: One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From job + -er.

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.