Czech-English
Glossary of
Trades and Professions v2.0
Compiled by
Alastair Millar
aided & abetted by Paul Sinclair
Part I: A-N
This translation glossary of over 850 trades and professions has been compiled with history, archaeology and related disciplines in mind. It is part of a much larger project to compile
a translation dictionary of archaeological and historical terms, and is still a working
document - comments, corrections and additions are all welcome! Please
send them here. Sources are given at the bottom of the page.
| ČESKY | ANGLICKY |
| abatyše | abbess |
| admirál | admiral |
| akademik | academician |
| akcízák | exciseman, excise collector |
| akrobat | acrobat |
| aktuár | actuary |
| almužník (1) | almsman, beadsman |
| almužník (2) | almoner, almsgiver |
| amatér | amateur |
| antoušek | knacker |
| antropolog | anthropologist |
| apatekář, apatykář, apotékář | apothecary |
| apoštol | apostle |
| arcibiskup | archbishop |
| arciděkan | archdean |
| arcijáhen | archdeacon |
| arciopat | archabbot |
| arcivévoda | archduke |
| archeolog | arch(a)eologist |
| archeozoolog | arch(a)eozoologist |
| architekt | architect |
| archivář | archivist |
| aristokrat | aristocrat |
| arkebuzíř | arquebusier |
| asketa | ascetic |
| atašé | ataché |
| babyla | midwife |
| bača (esp. Slovak) | shepherd |
| bačkorář | slipper maker |
| badatel | researcher, scholar |
| baron | baron |
| baronet | baronet |
| baronka, baronesa | baroness |
| barvíř | dyer |
| bečvář | cooper |
| bednář | cooper, barrelmaker |
| bibliotékář | bibliothecary, librarian |
| biograf | biographer |
| biolog | biologist |
| biřic | catchpole, constable |
| biskup | bishop |
| blázen | madman, lunatic |
| bludař | heretic |
| bojovník | warrior |
| bojovník: pěší b- | footsoldier |
| bosák (1) | friar: mendicant f- |
| bosák (2) | vagabond |
| botanik | botanist |
| boudař | stall-keeper, booth-attendant |
| bradýř | shaver, barber |
| branec | conscript |
| brašnář (1) | bag-maker |
| brašnář (2) | trunk-maker |
| brusič | knife-grinder |
| brusič | (precious stone) cutter |
| brusič brýlí | spectacle-grinder |
| bukanýr | buccaneer |
| bylinář | herbalist |
| čajař | tea-seller |
| caňkař | bit-maker |
| car | tsar, czar |
| carevna | czarina, czarista |
| carista | czarist |
| cechař, cechovník | guildsman |
| cechmistr | guild master |
| celibátník | celibate |
| cenzor | censor |
| cepař | flail-maker |
| ceremoniář | Master of Ceremonies |
| cestář | road-mender |
| cibulář | onion-grower/seller |
| cihlář | brickmaker |
| cínař | pewterer |
| cirkusák | circus man |
| císař (1) | emperor |
| cisař (2) | caesar |
| cvočkař | stud maker |
| čaroděj | warlock, wizard |
| čarodějnice | witch |
| čeledín | (farm-)labourer |
| česnekář | garlic-grower/seller |
| četař (1) | sergeant |
| četař (2) | (gang) foreman |
| četník | gendarme |
| čihař | fowler |
| čísník (2) | waiter |
| číšník (1) | cup-bearer |
| čvrtláník | peasant owing quarter of a hide per year |
| dáma: dvorní d- | lady: lady-at-court |
| dehtář | tar-maker |
| děkan | dean |
| delikates | delicatessan owner |
| dělmistr | charge hand, foreman |
| dělník | labourer, worker |
| dělostřelec | artilleryman, gunner |
| demagog | demagogue |
| derviš | dervish |
| děvečka | (farm-)maid, milkmaid |
| děvka | whore |
| děvkař, děvkář | whoremonger |
| diktátor | dictator |
| dlaždič | pavio(u)r, paver |
| dobrodruh | adventurer |
| dobytkář | cattle-breeder/dealer |
| dobyvatel | conqueror |
| dojička | dairymaid |
| domorodec | native, aboriginal |
| domovník | caretaker |
| doškář | thatcher |
| dráb | bum(-)bailiff, sheriff's officer |
| dragoun | dragoon |
| dráteník | tinker |
| drožkář | cabman |
| drůbežář, drůbežník | poulterer |
| druid | druid |
| družinec | retainer, follower |
| drvoštěp | woodcutter |
| dřevař (1) | timber-man |
| dřevař (2) | timber merchant |
| dřevorubec | woodcutter, wood-worker |
| dřevorytec | artist: woodcut a- |
| duelant | duellist |
| duchař | spiritualist |
| duchovní | clergyman |
| důstojník | officer |
| dveřník | doorman |
| dvorník | chamberlain |
| dvořák | villein |
| dvořan | courtier |
| dvořanka | lady-at-court |
| egyptolog | egyptologist |
| epigramatik | epigrammatist |
| erbovník | one entitled to bear arms |
| etnograf | ethnographer |
| evangelista | evangelist |
| exulant | exile (esp. religious/political exile) |
| faktor | factor, agent |
| falckrabě, falckrabí | palsgrave, palatine |
| falckraběnka | palsgravine |
| falsovatel(ka), falzátor | faker |
| farao, faraón | pharaoh |
| farář | parish priest |
| farizej | pharisee |
| farník | parishoner |
| felčar | feldsher |
| fenrich | standard-bearer, ensign |
| feudál | feudary, (feudal) lord |
| fiakrista | cabman |
| ficka | skivvy |
| flašinetář | organ-grinder (coll.) |
| flašnéř | metal pot maker |
| fojt | bailiff |
| forman | carrier, carman |
| fořt | forester, ranger |
| fotograf | photographer |
| foukač | glass-blower |
| fraucimor | lady-in-waiting, companion |
| frejovnice | prostitute |
| fundátor | founder (esp. of a monastery etc.) |
| funebrák | pall-bearer |
| funkcionář | functionary, official |
| fyzik (1) | physician, public health officer |
| fyzik (2) | physicist |
| fyzilír | fusilier |
| galejník | galley-slave |
| genealog | genealogist |
| geograf | geographer |
| geolog | geologist |
| geometr | surveyor |
| gladiátor | gladiator |
| glyptik | gem carver, gem cutter, glyptic artist |
| grafik | illustrator |
| granátník | grenadier |
| gubernátor | gubernator, governor |
| hadač | fortune-teller |
| hagiograf | hagiographer |
| hajný | woodreeve |
| halapartník | halberdier |
| hamrník | hammer-miller |
| havíř | miner, coal-miner, silver-miner |
| hedvábník (1) | silkworm breeder |
| hedvábník (2) | silk-seller, silk-maker |
| hegemon | hegemonic leader |
| hejtman | hetman, captain, sheriff, district administrator |
| hélot(a) | helot |
| herald | herald |
| heretik | heretic |
| historik | historian |
| historik: h- umění | art historian |
| historiograf | historiographer |
| hlídač (1) | keeper |
| hlídač (2) | watchman |
| hodinář | clockmaker |
| hodinář | watchmaker |
| hodnostář | dignitary |
| hofmistr | steward/chamberlain of the household |
| hochštapler | gentleman rogue |
| hokynář | costermonger, grocer |
| honec | beater |
| horník | collier, miner |
| hospodář (1) | farmer, householder |
| hospodář (2) | landlord, master |
| hrabě | earl, count |
| hraběnka | countess |
| hraničář | border, frontiersman |
| hrnčíř | potter |
| hrobař, hrobník | grave-digger |
| hřebenář | comb-maker |
| hřebeník | nail-maker |
| hudebník | musician |
| husar | hussar |
| husita | Hussite |
| husopas | goose-herd |
| hutník | smelter, (iron-)founder |
| hvězdář | astronomer |
| hvězdopravec | astrologer |
| hybern | Irish monk |
| chán | khan |
| chemik | chemist |
| chmaták | prigger |
| chocholatý | policeman (C19th) |
| choralista | chorister |
| chovatel | breeder |
| chůva | nurse, nanny |
| iluminátor | illuminator |
| ilustrátor | illustrator |
| inkvizitor | inquisitor |
| intrikán | intriguer, conspirator |
| inženýr(ka) | engineer |
| jáhen | deacon |
| jarmarečník | barker, tout |
| jehlář | needlemaker |
| jeptiška | nun |
| jeskynní člověk | caveman |
| jezdec | rider |
| jezdec: j- na koni | horseman, cavalryman |
| jirchář | tawer |
| kacíř | heretic |
| kajícník | penitent |
| kaligraf | calligrapher |
| kameník | stone-mason, stone-cutter |
| kamnář | stove-maker |
| kancléř | chancellor |
| kánon, kanovník | canon |
| kánon: sídelní k- | canon residentiary |
| kanovník: řeholní k- | canon regular |
| kanovník: titulární k- | titular canon, honorary canon |
| kantor (1) | cantor |
| kantor (2) | schoolmaster |
| kapitán | captain |
| kaplan | chaplain |
| kaprál | corporal |
| kapsář | pickpocket |
| karabiniér | car(a)bineer, car(a)binere |
| kardinál | cardinal |
| kartáčník | brush-maker |
| kartograf | cartographer |
| kastelán | castellan |
| kašpar | buffoon |
| kaštanář | chestnut seller |
| kat | hangman, executioner |
| kazatel | preacher |
| kejklíř | mountebank |
| keramik | ceramicist |
| klamfýř | tinsmith (for kitchen utensils) |
| klempíř | white-smith (tinsmith) |
| klenotník | jeweller |
| klerik | cleric |
| kleštěnec | eunuch |
| kleštič | castrator |
| kmet (1) | (venerable) old man, alderman, elder |
| kmet (2) | juryman |
| kněz | priest |
| knihař | bookbinder |
| knihkupec | bookseller |
| knihovník | librarian |
| knihtiskař | book-printer |
| kníže | prince (regnant) |
| kníže: údělný k- | prince: ap(p)anaged p- |
| knoflíkář | button-maker |
| kobercář | carpet-maker, carpet-weaver |
| kočovník | nomad |
| kolář (1) | cartwright, wainwright |
| kolář (2) | wheelwright |
| koledník | caroller |
| kolovrátkář | organ-grinder |
| kolovrátník | spinning-wheel maker |
| komediant | comedian |
| kominík | chimney-sweep |
| komorná | chambermaid, lady's maid |
| komorník | valet, footman |
| komoří (1) | chamberlain |
| komoří (2) | [courtier serving for a fixed annual term] |
| konceptní (pracovník/úředník) | draftsman |
| konceptní praktikant | junior clerk |
| koncesionář | licensee |
| konkubína | concubine |
| koňský handlíř | horse-trader |
| konstábl | constable |
| konšel | alderman |
| konvář | canner |
| konvrš | lay brother |
| konzervátor | conservator |
| konzul | consul |
| kopista | copy-clerk |
| kopytář | last-maker |
| korálkář | (glass) bead maker |
| korektor | proof-reader |
| korouhevník | standard-bearer, banner-bearer |
| korzár | corsair |
| kostelník | verger, sacristan |
| košikář | basket-weaver |
| kotlář | kettlesmith, boiler-maker |
| koudelník | oakum-picker |
| kovák | metal-worker |
| kovář | smith, blacksmith |
| kovodělník | metal-worker |
| kovolijec | metal founder |
| kovostružník | metal-turner |
| kovotepec | metal-beater |
| kožař, koželuh | tanner |
| kožešník | furrier |
| krajánek | journeyman miller |
| krajkář | lace-maker, laceworker |
| král | king |
| královna | queen |
| kralovrah | regicide |
| kramář (1) | hawker, peddler, huckster |
| kramář (2) | shopkeeper, stall-keeper |
| krampléř | wool-comber |
| krasopisec | calligrapher |
| kratochvílnice | prostitute |
| kravař | cowhand, cowherd |
| krčmář | taverner, publican |
| krejčí | tailor |
| krejčová | dress-maker |
| kronikář | chronicler |
| krosnář | pedlar |
| krumplíř | embroiderer |
| krupař | barley-dealer |
| krysař | rat-catcher |
| křižák | crusader |
| křovák | bushman |
| kuchař | cook |
| kupec | merchant, grocer |
| kurát | chaplain, curate |
| kurtizána | courtesan |
| kurýr | courier |
| kůžičkář | skinner, skin-dealer |
| kvardián | guardian (eccles.) |
| květinář | florist, flower-seller |
| kyrysar, kyrysník | cuirassier |
| lahůdkář | delicatessan merchant/owner |
| laik | layman |
| lampář | lamplighter |
| lapka | highwayman |
| lazebník (1) | bath attendant |
| lazebník (2) | barber-surgeon |
| ledař | iceman |
| legát | legate |
| legionář | legionary |
| lékárník | chemist, pharmacist |
| lékař | doctor, physician |
| lektor (1) | copyrighter, reader |
| lektor (2) | lector |
| leník | feoffee, feudal tenant |
| lesmistr | wood-reeve |
| lesník | forester |
| lexikograf | lexicographer |
| lichvář | usurer |
| loďař | shipwright |
| loupežník | robber, highwayman |
| loutkář (1) | marionetteer |
| loutkář (2) | puppet maker |
| loutkoherec | pupetteer |
| loutnař | lute-maker |
| loutnista | lutenist, lute-player |
| lovčí | master of the hunt |
| lovec | hunter |
| lovec otroků | slave hunter |
| lučištník | bowman |
| lukař | bowyer |
| lukostřelec | archer |
| lupič | burglar, robber |
| lupič: l- hrobu | grave robber |
| magister | (qualified) pharmacist |
| magistr | magister, master |
| magnát | magnate, unititled lord/baron |
| malakozoolog | malacologist |
| malíř | painter |
| malíř karet | card painter |
| malomocný | leper |
| maltán (1) | Knight of St John (of Jerusalem) |
| maltán (2) | Knight of Rhodes, Knight of Malta |
| maltán (3) | hospital(l)er, Knight Hospitaller |
| man | vassal |
| mandarín | mandarin |
| manekýn | mannequin, model |
| mansionář | chorister, esp. in a large church |
| manikérka, manikýrka | manicurist |
| markrabě, markrabí | margrave |
| markraběnka | margravine |
| markytán | sutler |
| markýz | marquis |
| markýza | marchioness, marquise |
| marodér | malingerer |
| maršál | marshal |
| maštalíř | stable-boy/man |
| matador | matador |
| matrikář | registrar |
| mecenáš | patron, Maecenas |
| mečíř | sword-smith |
| mečník | sword-bearer |
| mědikovec | copper-smith |
| mědirytec | copper-engraver |
| měšťan | burgher, burgess |
| městský vyvolavač | town crier |
| metař | street-sweeper |
| mezkař | muleteer |
| mincmistr | master of the mint |
| mineralog | mineralogist |
| ministr | minister |
| ministrant | ministrant, altar-boy |
| minstrel | minstrel |
| misionář | missionary |
| místodržící | vice-regent, governor |
| místokrál | viceroy |
| mistr | master, master craftsman |
| míškař | gelder, castrator |
| mlatec | thresher |
| mlynář | miller |
| mnich | monk, friar |
| mrzák | cripple |
| mučedník | martyr |
| mučitel | torturer |
| mušketýr (1) | musketeer |
| mušketýr (2) | bailiff, beadle |
| mydlář | soap-maker/boiler |
| mykač | carder |
| myslivec | huntsman, gamekeeper, chasseur |
| mýtný | tollkeeper |
| mytolog | mythologist |
| nábytkář | cabinet-maker, furniture maker |
| nádeník | day labourer, navvy |
| nadlesní | head forester, ranger |
| nadporučík | first lieutenant |
| nakladatel | publisher |
| námořník (1) | mariner |
| námořník (2) | sailor, rating, seaman |
| námořní důstojník | naval officer |
| námořní lupič | pirate, sea robber, sea rover |
| námořní pěšák | marine |
| nápravník | yeoman |
| náprstník | thimble maker |
| národopisec | ethnographer |
| nástrojař | tool maker, toolman |
| natěrač | varnisher, glazer, polisher, painter |
| nebozezář | drill maker |
| nevolník | serf, bondsman |
| nomád | nomad |
| nosič | bearer, porter |
| notář | notary |
| novic | novice |
| noviciát | novitiate/noviciate |
| nožíř | cutler |
| nuncius | nuncio |
| nunvář | gelder |
The most important of the published sources used in compiling this glossary are
- Borská Z. & Gross Z., 1996, Anglicko-český česko-anglický stavební slovník, Ostrava, Montanex
- Hais K & Hodek B., 1991, Velký anglicko-český slovník (2.vyd), Praha, Academia
- Macdonald A. (ed.), 1977, Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary (3rd ed.), Edinburgh, Chambers
- Malinová L. a kol., 1992, Anglicko-Český technický slovník (5.vyd), Praha, SNTL
- Malinová L. a kol., 1992, Česko-anglický technický slovník (5.vyd.), Praha, SNTL
- Pařez J., 1999, Česko-anglický příruční slovník genealogický, Praha, Scriptorium
- Petráčková V., Kraus J. a kol., 1998, Akademický slovník cizích slov, Praha, Academia
- Poldauf I. a kol., 1996, Velký česko-anglický slovník (3.vyd), Praha, WD
- Strettiová T.J., 1999, Anglicko-český teologický slovník (2. vyd), Praha, UK
- Thomson M, et al, 1999, The Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh, Chambers
Far more important have been the contributions of numerous friends and colleagues at the Institute of Archaeology, Prague, at the Centre for Medieval Studies in Prague, and on the CzechEd e-mail discussion forum. Special thanks are due to Paul Sinclair for his many valuable corrections and additions!
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