rack jobber

noun

A wholesaler who merchandises goods on racks in retail shops.

“The drug store had a small rotating rack filled with paperback books provided by a rack jobber.”

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Meanings

nounrack jobber (plural rack jobbers)

plural rack jobbers

  1. businessA wholesaler who merchandises goods on racks in retail shops.

    The drug store had a small rotating rack filled with paperback books provided by a rack jobber.

    1 more example

    Subdistributors called rack jobbers buy CDs, DVDs, and music merchandise from wholesale distributors and lease shelf space in drugstores, bookstores, department stores, and other retailers whose primary businesses are not selling music.

    2011, Martha Maeda, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label
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APA

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MLA

“rack jobber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20jobber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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