jobbing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb profit privately from public office and official business
    job.
  2. verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
    farm out; job; subcontract.
  3. verb work occasionally
    job.
    • As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks
  4. verb invest at a risk
    job; speculate.
    • I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating

WordNet

Job"bing adjective
Definitions
  1. Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.
  2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. London Sat. Rev.

Webster 1913