Job

job, n. A piece of work; anything undertaken; an undertaking with a view to profit a public transaction done for private profit.— v. [jobbed (jobd), -bing.] To hire by the job, or period of use and service; to do by separate portions or lots. (Com.) To buy and sell as a broker; to purchase of importers for the purpose of selling to retailers. — v. To perform pieces of work, work by the job; to seek private gain under the pretense of public service. [ME. job, gob, gobbet, OF. gob, orig. a mouthful, a portion, bit, Celt, and Ir. gob, a bird's the mouth.] — Job'ber, n. A worker by the job a dealer in public stocks; one who purchases goods from importers, and sells to retailers; one who turns official actions to private advantage.— Job'bery -bSr-I, n. Act of, etc.; unfair means for gaining a private end. — Job'bing-house, n. A mercantile establishment which purchases from importers and sells to retailers. — Job-print'er, n. A printer who does 6mall miscellaneous work, esp. posters, circulars, handbills, etc.