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 Accomptant
- Accountant
Almonter
- Giver of Charity to the needy
Amanuensis
- Secretary or stenographer
Artificer
- A soldier mechanic who does repairs; maker or fixer of intricate
objects
Bailie
- Baliff
Baxter
- Baker
Bluestocking
- Female writer
Boniface
- Keeper of the inn
Brazier
- One who works with brass
Brewster
- Beer manufacturer
Brightsmith
- Metal worker
Burgonmaster
- Mayor
Caulker
- One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows to make them water
tight).
Chaisemaker
- Carriage maker
Chandler
- Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of
groceries.
Chiffonnier
- Wig maker
Clark
- Clerk
Clerk
- Clergyman, cleric
Clicker
- The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite
customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the
compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who
makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked.
Cohen
- Priest
Collier
- Coal miner
Colporteur
- Peddler of books
Cooper
- One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as
casks, barrels, tubs, etc.
Cordwainer
- Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from
Cordova in Spain.
Costemonger
- Peddler of fruits and vegetables
Councellor
- Mayor of a small town or village
Crocker
- Potter
Crowner
- Coroner
Currier
- One who dresses the coat of a horse with a currycomb; one who
tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease.
Docker
- Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo.
Dowser
- One who finds water using a rod or witching stick.
Draper
- A dealer in dry goods.
Drayman
- One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for
carrying heavy loads.
Dresser
- A surgeon's assistant in a hospital.
Drover
- One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in
cattle.
Drummer
- Traveling salesman
Duffer
- Peddler
Factor
- Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business
for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate.
Farrier
- A blacksmith, one who shoes horses
Faulkner
- Falconer
Fell
Monger - One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation
for leather making.
Fletcher
- One who made bows and arrows.
Fuller
- One who fulls clothes; one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth
by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes
cloth.
Gaoler
- A keeper of the goal; a jailer.
Glazier
- Window glassman
Hacker
- Maker of hoes
Hatcheler
- One who combed out or carded flax.
Hawker
- Peddler
Haymonger
- Dealer of hay
Hayward
- Keeper of fences
Higgler
- Itinerant peddler
Hillier
- Roof tiler
Hind
- A farm laborer
Holster
(Ostler) - A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn.
Hooker
- Reaper
Hooper
- One who made hoops for casks and barrels.
Huckster-
Seller of small articles
Husbandman
- A farmer who cultivated his land.
Jagger
- Fish peddler
Journeyman
- One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not
bound to serve, but hired by the day.
Joyner
(Joiner) - A skilled carpenter
Keeler
- Bargeman
Kempster
- Wool comber
Lardner
- Keeper of the cupboard
Lavender
- Washer woman
Lederer
- Leather maker
Leech
- Physician
Limeburner
- Maker of lime
Longshoreman
- Stevedore
Lormer
- Maker of horse gear
Malender
- Farmer
Maltster
- Brewer
Manciple
- A steward
Mason
- Bricklayer
Mintmaster
- One who issued local currency
Monger
- Seller of goods (ale, fish)
Muleskinner
- Teamster
Neatherder
- Herds cows
Ordinary
Keeper - Innkeeper with fixed prices
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.
Peregrinator
- Iterant wanderer
Peruker
- A wig maker
Pettifogger
- A shyster lawyer
Pigman
- Crockery dealer
Plumber
- One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for
plain or stained glass.
Pumbum
Worker - Plumber
Porter
- Door keeper
Puddler
- Wrought iron worker
Quarrier
- Quarry worker
Quarryman
- Stonecutter
Rattlewatch
- Town watchman
Rigger
- Hoist tackle worker
Ripper
- Seller of fish
Roper
- Maker of rope nets
Saddler
- One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for
horses.
Sawbones
- Physician
Sawyer
- One who saws; carpenter
Schumacker
- Shoemaker
Scribber
- A minor or worthless author
Scrivener
- Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public.
Scrutiner
- Election judge
Sewer
- Tailor or shoemaker
Shrieve
- Sheriff
Slater
- Roofer
Slopseller
- Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop.
Snobscat
(Snob) - One who repaired shoes
Sorter
- Tailor
Spinster
- A woman who spins or an unmarried woman.
Spurrer
- Maker of spurs
Squire
- Country gentlemen; farm owner; justice of peace.
Stuff
gown - Junior barrister
Stuff
gownsman - Junior barrister
Supercargo
- Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the
commercial concerns of the ship.
Sutler
- One who supplies an army with provisions
Tanner
- One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather.
Tapley
- One who puts the tap in an ale cask.
Tasker
- Reaper
Tawer
- One who taws (makes hide into leather without the use of tannin).
Teamster
- One who drives a team for hauling.
Thatcher
- Roofer
Tide
waiter - Customs inspector
Tinker
- An iterant tin pot and pan seller and repairman.
Tipstaff
- Policeman
Travers
- Toll bridge collection
Tucker
- Cleaner of cloth goods
Turner
- A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles
Victualer
- A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy or ship with
food.
Vulcan
- Blacksmith
Wagoner
- Teamster not for hire
Wainwright
- Wagon maker
Waiter
- Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to
collect duty on goods brought in.
Waterman
- Boatman who piles for hire
Webster
- Operator of looms
Wharfinger
- Owner of a wharf
Wheelwright
- One who made or repaired wagon wheels, wheeled carriages.
Whitesmith
- Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes of polishes the work.
Whitewing
- Street sweeper
Whitster
- Bleach of cloth
Wright
- Workman, especially a construction worker.
Yeoman
- Farmer who owns his own land
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