Last revised: 04/05/01 08:51 PM
A B C D
E F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y Z
A
- Accomptant:—Accountant
- Almoner:—Giver of charity to the needy
- Amanuensis:—Secretary or stenographer
- Artificer:—A soldier mechanic who does repairs
B
- Bailie:—Bailiff
- Baxter:—Baker
- Bluestocking:—Female writer
- Boniface:—Keeper of an inn
- Brazier:—One who works with brass
- Brewster:—Beer manufacturer
- Brightsmith:—Metal Worker
- Burgonmaster:—Mayor
C
- Caulker:—One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows) or seems to make
them watertight by using tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced by taking old
ropes apart
- 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 ranged 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/Cordoba in Spain
- Costermonger:—Peddler of fruits and vegetables
- Crocker:—Potter
- Crowner:—Coroner
- Currier:—One who dresses the coat of a horse with a curry comb; one who
tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease
D
- 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
- Duffer :—Peddler
F
- 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 cloth; one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth
by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth
G
- Gaoler:—A keeper of the goal, a jailer
- Glazier:—Window glassman
H
- Hacker:—Maker of hoes
- Hatcheler:—One who combed out or carded flax
- Haymonger:—Dealer in hay
- Hayward:—Keeper of fences
- Higgler:—Itinerant peddler
- Hillier:—Roof tiller
- Hind:—A farm laborer
- Holster:—A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn
- Hooker:—Reaper
- Hooper:—One who made hoops for casks and barrels
- Huckster:—Sells small wares
- Husbandman:—A farmer who cultivated the land
J
- Jagger:—Fish peddler
- Journeyman:—One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his
craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day
- Joyner/Joiner:—A skilled carpenter
K
- Keeler:—Bargeman
- Kempster:—Wool comber
L
- Lardner:—Keeper of the cupboard
- Lavender:—Washer woman
- Lederer:—Leather maker
- Leech:—Physician
- Longshoreman:—Stevedore
- Lormer:—Maker of horse gear
M
- Malender:—Farmer
- Maltster:—Brewer
- Manciple:—A steward
- Mason:—Bricklayer
- Mintmaster:—One who issued local currency
- Monger:—Seller of goods (ale, fish)
- Muleskinner:—Teamster
N
O
- Ordinary Keeper:—Innkeeper with fixed prices
P
- 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:—Itinerant 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 windows.
- Porter:—Door keeper
- Puddler:—Wrought iron worker
Q
R
- Rigger:—Hoist tackle worker
- Ripper:—Seller of fish
- Roper:—Maker of rope or nets
S
- Saddler:—One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings
for horses
- Sawbones:—Physician
- Sawyer:—One who saws; carpenter
- Schumacker:—Shoemaker
- Scribler:—A minor or worthless author
- Scrivener:—Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public
- Scrutiner:—Election judge
- 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 gentleman; 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
T
- Tanner:—One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather
- Tapley:—One who puts the tap in an ale cask
- Tasker:—Reaper
- Teamster:—One who drives a team for hauling
- Thatcher:—Roofer
- Tide waiter:—Customs inspector
- Tinker:—Am itinerant 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
V
- Victualer:—A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship
with food supplies
- Vulcan:—Blacksmith
W
- 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 plies for hire
- Webster:—Operator of looms
- Wharfinger:—Owner of a wharf
- Wheelwright:—One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc.
- Whitesmith:—Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work
- Whitewing:—Street sweeper
- Whitster:—Bleach of cloth
- Wright:—Workman, especially a construction worker
Y
- Yeoman:—Farmer who owns his own land