* QUIZ - 19th Century Occupations - Answers *
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Accomptant Accountant
Almoner Giver of charity to the needy
Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer
Artificer Soldier mechanic who does repairs
Bailie Bailiff
Baxter Baker
Bluestocking Female writer
Boniface Innkeeper
Brazier One who works with brass
Brewster Beer manufacturer
Brightsmith Metal Worker
Burgonmaster Mayor
Caulker Fills cracks in ships or windows making them watertight
by using tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced by taking old ropes apart
Chaisemaker Carriage maker
Chandler Dealer or trader; makes or sells candles; grocer
Chiffonnier Wig maker
Clark Clerk
Clerk Clergyman, cleric
Clicker Salesman's servant at the door inviting customers in
Received matter in the galley from compositors, arranging it ready to print
Maker of eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked
Cohen Priest
Collier Coal miner
Colporteur Bookseller
Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of
staves and hoops e g casks, barrels, tubs, etc.
Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker
using leather from Cordova, Spain
Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables
Crocker Potter
Crowner Coroner
Currier One dressing a horse's coat with a currycomb
One tanning 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 Dry goods dealer
Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without
fixed sides for carrying heavy loads
Dresser Hospital surgeon's assistant
Drover One who drives llivestock to market; a cattle dealer
Duffer Peddler
Factor Agent, commission merchant
One who acts or transacts business for another
Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate
Farrier Blacksmith, horse shoer
Faulkner Falconer
Fell monger Remover of hair or wool from hides in preparation
for leather making
Fletcher Maker of bows and arrows
Fuller One who fulls cloth; one who shrinks and thickens
woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing it
One who cleans and finishes cloth
Gaoler Keeper of the goal, 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 Farm laborer
Holster Groom caring for horses, often at inns
Hooker Reaper
Hooper Maker of hoops for casks and barrels
Huckster Sells small wares
Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land
Jagger Fish peddler
Journeyman Served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft,
not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day
Joiner Skilled carpenter
Keeler Bargeman
Kempster Wool comber
Lardner Keeper of the cupboard
Lavender Washer woman
Lederer Leather maker
Longshoreman Stevedore
Lormer Maker of horse gear
Malender Farmer
Maltster Brewer
Manciple Steward
Mason Bricklayer
Mintmaster Issuer of 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 its end
Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer
Peruker Wig maker
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 horse furnishings
Sawbones Physician
Sawyer One who saws; carpenter
Schumacker Shoemaker
Scribbler Minor or worthless author
Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public
Scrutiner Election judge
Shreve Sheriff
Slater Roofer
Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop
Snobscat/Snob Shoe repairer
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, stuff gownsman Junior barrister
Supercargo Merchant ship officer in charge of cargo
and the ship's commercial concerns
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 Itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman
Tipstaff Policeman
Travers Toll bridge collector
Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods
Turner Turns wood on a lathe into spindles
Victualer Tavern keeper, or provider of an
army, navy, or ship with food
Vulcan Blacksmith
Wagoner Teamster not for hire
Wainwright Wagon maker
Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter,
waiting on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in
Waterman Boatman who plies for hire
Webster Loom operator
Wharfinger Wharf owner
Wheelwright Wheel maker or repairer; one who wheeled carriages etc.
Whitesmith Tinsmith; ironworker finishing or polishing the work
Whitewing Street sweeper
Whitster Bleacher of cloth
Wright Workman, especially a construction worker
Yeoman Landowner farmer