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Historical occupations
occupations
1.
Accomptant -
Accountant
2.
Almoner - Giver
of charity to the needy
3.
Amanuensis -
Secretary or stenographer
4.
Artificer - A
soldier mechanic who does repairs
5.
Bailie - Bailiff
6.
Boniface - Keeper
of an inn
7.
Brazier - One who
works with brass
8.
Brewster - Beer manufacturer
9.
Brightsmith -
Metal Worker
10.
Caulker - One who
filled up cracks (in ships or windows)
11.
Chaisemaker -
Carriage maker
12.
Chandler
- Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of
groceries
13.
Chiffonnier - Wig
maker
14.
Clark - Clerk
15.
Clerk -
Clergyman, cleric
16.
Cohen - Priest
17.
Collier - Coal
miner
18.
Colporteur -
Peddler of books
19.
Cooper - One who
makes or repairs vessels made of staves &hoops, such as casks,
barrels,tubs, etc.
20.
Cordwainer -
Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from
Cordova/Cordoba in Spain
21.
Costermonger -
Peddler of fruits and vegetables
22.
Crocker - Potter
23.
Crowner - Coroner
24.
Currier - One who
dresses the coat of a horse with a curry comb
25.
Docker -
Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo
26.
Dowser - One who
finds water using a rod or witching stick
27.
Draper - A dealer
in dry goods
28.
Drayman - One who
drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads
29.
Dresser - A
surgeon's assistant in a hospital
30.
Drover - One who
drives cattle, sheep ,etc. to market
31.
Duffer - Peddler
32.
Factor - Agent,
commission merchant;one who acts or transacts business for another;
Scottish
steward or bailiff of an estate
33.
Farrier - A
blacksmith, one who shoes horses
34.
Faulkner -
Falconer
35.
Fell monger - One
who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making
36.
Fletcher - One
who made bows and arrows
37.
Fuller - One who
fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening,
heating,
and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth
38.
Gaoler - A keeper
of the goal, a jailer
39.
Glazier - Window
glassman
40.
Hacker - Maker of
hoes
41.
Hatcheler - One
who combed out flax
42.
Haymonger -
Dealer in hay
43.
Hayward
- Keeper of fences
44.
Higgler -
Itinerant peddler
45.
Hillier - Roof
tiler
46.
Hind - A farm
laborer
47.
Holster - A
groomer of horses
48.
Hooker - Reaper
49.
Hooper - One who
made hoops for casks and barrels
50.
Huckster - Sells
small wares
51.
Husbandman - A
farmer who cultivated the land
52.
Journeyman - One
who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft
53.
Joyner/Joiner - A
skilled carpenter
54.
Keeler - Bargeman
55.
Kempster - Wool
comber
56.
Lardner - Keeper
of the cupboard
57.
Lavender - Washer
woman
58.
Lederer - Leather
maker
59.
Leech - Physician
60.
Longshoreman -
Stevedore
61.
Lormer - Maker of
horse gear
62.
Malender - Farmer
63.
Maltster - Brewer
64.
Manciple - A
steward
65.
Mason -
Bricklayer
66.
Mintmaster - One
who issued local currency
67.
Monger - Seller
of goods (ale, fish)
68.
Muleskinner -
Teamster
69.
Neatherder -
Herds cows
70.
Ordinary Keeper -
Innkeeper with fixed prices
71.
Pattern Maker - A
maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a
pattern
cut into the end
72.
Peregrinator -
Itinerant wanderer
73.
Peruker - A wig
maker
74.
Pettifogger - A
shyster lawyer
75.
Pigman - Crockery
dealer
76.
Plumber - One who
applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained
glass
windows.
77.
Porter - Door
keeper
78.
Puddler - Wrought
iron worker
79.
Quarrier - Quarry
worker
80.
Rigger - Hoist
tackle worker
81.
Ripper - Seller
of fish
82.
Roper - Maker of
rope or nets
83.
Saddler - One who
makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings forhorses
84.
Sawbones -
Physician
85.
Sawyer - One who
saws; carpenter
86.
Schumacker -
Shoemaker
87.
Scribler - A
minor or worthless author
88.
Scrivener -
Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public
89.
Scrutiner - Election
judge
90.
Shrieve - Sheriff
91.
Slater - Roofer
92.
Slopseller -
Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop
93.
Snobscat/Snob -
One who repaired shoes
94.
Sorter - Tailor
95.
Spinster - A
woman who spins or an unmarried woman
96.
Spurrer - Maker
of spurs
97.
Squire - Country
gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace
98.
Stuff gown -
Junior barrister
99.
Stuff gownsman -
Junior barrister
100.
Supercargo - Officer on merchant
ship who is in charge
of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship
101.
Tanner - One who tans (cures)
animal hides into
leather
102.
Tapley - One who puts the tap in an
ale cask
103.
Tasker - Reaper
104.
Teamster - One who drives a team
for hauling
105.
Thatcher - Roofer
106.
Tide waiter - Customs inspector
107.
Tinker - An itinerant tin pot and
pan seller and
repairman
108.
Tipstaff - Policeman
109.
Travers - Toll bridge collector
110.
Tucker - Cleaner of cloth goods
111.
Turner - A person who turns wood on
a lathe into
spindles
112.
Victualer - A tavern keeper, or one
who provides an
army, navy, or ship with food supplies
113.
Vulcan - Blacksmith
114.
Wagoner - Teamster not for hire
115.
Wainwright - Wagon maker
116.
Waiter - Customs officer or tide
waiter; one who
waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in
117.
Webster - Operator of looms
118.
Wharfinger - Owner of a wharf
119.
Wheelwright - One who made or
repaired wheels; wheeled
carriages, etc.
120.
Whitesmith - Tinsmith; worker of
iron who finishes or
polishes the work
121.
Wright - Workman, especially a
construction worker
122.
Yeoman - Farmer who owns his own
land
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