| Accomptant Accountant |
| Almoner Giver of charity to the needy |
| Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer |
| Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs |
| 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 |
| 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 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/Cordoba in Spain |
| Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables |
| 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 |
| 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 cloth;one who shrinks
and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and
finishes cloth |
| Gaoler A keeper of the gaol, a jailer |
| Glazier Window glassman |
| 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 tiler |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Keeler Bargeman |
| Kempster Wool comber |
| Lardner Keeper of the cupboard |
| Lavender Washer woman |
| Lederer Leather maker |
| Leech Physician |
| 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 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 |
| Quarrier Quarry worker |
| Rigger Hoist tackle worker |
| Ripper Seller of fish |
| Roper Maker of rope or nets |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land |
