单词 | union jobber |
释义 | > as lemmasunion jobber union jobber n. [ < union n.2 + jobber n.2] ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > of a company, etc. > one who botcher?1518 broker?1518 jobber1739 union jobber1832 fraudster1975 1832 Albion & Star 11 May The union jobbers and other speculators in anarchy. 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 411/1 The many dishonest abstractions of their [sc. Pension Societies'] funds, of which the mere Union jobbers are so often guilty. 1997 C. Proper in A. Ross No Sweat 185 The system actually served union jobbers' and contractors' economic interests. < as lemmas |
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