Definition of "jobbing" in Englisch

verb

1. present participle and gerund of job

noun

1. Buying and selling stocks or goods for profit; mercenary trading.

2. The fact or practice of using a public office or other position of trust for personal gain.

3. Work carried out by the job; piecework, odd-job work.

adjective

1. That does odd jobs; that works on occasional jobs as available.

   • The jobbing foundryman has very little control over the nature of the jobs which come his way.