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Cambridge Dictionary:
Job is still an example of patience to some extent. However, more specifically:
In the old English sense of the word, he was. In the modern sense, he was not quite patient, but he did persevere.
The idiom "patience of Job" came from King James Version’s translation of James 5:
Since then, the meaning of the word "patience" has changed somewhat, Oxford Dictionary:
According to this modern definition, Job wasn't exactly patient, NIV Job 6:
Job was annoyed by his friends, and he was in anguish.
He recognized his own impetuous, reactive words.
He complained to God.
Job recognized his own impatience in the modern sense of the word, Job 21:
Now, let's return to James 5. This time from NIV translation:
Strong's 3115: Patience, forbearance, longsuffering. From the same as makrothumos; longanimity, i.e., forbearance or fortitude.
Job is still an example of patience to some extent. However, more specifically:
Strong's 5278: From hupo and meno; to stay under, i.e. Remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. Bear, have fortitude, persevere.
Was Job patient?
In the old English sense of the word, he was. In the modern sense, he was not quite patient, but he did persevere.