* 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




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