OCCUPATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
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| M |
| Magician |
one who entertains with the slight of hand |
A |
| Malemaker |
maker of "males" or traveling bags |
T |
| Maltster |
one who made or dealt in malt used for making spirits |
P |
| Mantuamaker |
a dressmaker |
T |
| Marbler |
one who strained paper or other material, veined in imitation of marble |
T |
| Mason |
stonecutter; worked with stone or brick |
W |
| Matchet Forger |
knife maker or machete maker |
S |
| Mercer |
cloth seller |
TR |
| Merchant |
seller of goods |
TR |
| Merchant Tailor |
the retailing of fabric and tailoring services |
TR |
| Metalman |
worker in metals |
S |
| Meterer |
a poet |
A |
| Miller |
one that operates a mill, i.e. grist, grain, saw, etc. |
TR |
| Milliner |
(1) maker of ladies hats and bonnets
(2) seller of fancy wares and articles of apparel |
T
TR |
| Millwright |
one who planned and built mills or mill machinery |
W |
| Mocado Weaver |
weaver of woolen cloth used for making clothes in the 16-17th C |
T |
| Moccasion |
Maker maker of soft leather heelless shoes or boots |
TR |
| Molitor |
miller |
TR |
| Monger |
dealer |
TR |
| Moulder |
(1) one who made molds for casting
(2) one who molded clay into bricks |
W
T |
| Muffinmaker |
Baker who made muffins |
P |
| Muffin Man |
itinerant seller of muffins |
TR |
| Mugger |
sold crockery, also called a pigman |
TR |
| Multurer |
a miller |
TR |
| Musician |
composer, conductor, or performer of music |
A |
| Musiker |
a musician |
A |
| Muslin Sewer/ Muslin Flowerer |
tambouring muslin cloth for household use, now called embroidery |
T |
| Mustarder |
(1) one who made mustard
(2) one who sold mustard |
P
TR |
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| N |
| Nedeller/Needler |
one who made needles |
S |
| Netter |
a net maker |
T |
| Newspaper Publisher |
to produce a newspaper or release it for distribution |
TR |
| Nob-Thatcher |
one who made wigs |
T |
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| O |
| Occupier |
tradesmen |
TR |
| Oilman |
seller of lamp oil |
TR |
| Orfever
|
a goldsmith |
A/S/TR |
| Orrice Weaver |
designer of lace patterns to be woven with silk thread and silk |
A |
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| P |
| Padmaker |
made small baskets used for measuring |
T |
| Pailing Man |
one who deals in eels |
TR |
| Painter |
one who paints as an artist |
A |
| Paintress |
woman employed in the pottery industry to hand paint finished articles |
A |
| Pamphleteer |
a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause |
A |
| Pan Smith |
one who made pans; a metalworker |
S |
| Pannier Man |
fishmonger |
TR |
| Papermaker |
one that makes paper |
T |
| Paper-Stainer |
one who made wallpaper |
T |
| Pasteler |
pastry maker |
P |
| Patternmaker |
clog maker or the person who made wooden soles (patterns) to fit under normal shoes to protect from wet and muddy ground |
W |
| Pavior |
one who laid paving stones |
W |
| Peddler |
one who traveled from place to place selling small goods |
TR |
| Pelterer |
person who worked with animal skins |
T |
| Pepperer |
(1) one who made pepper
(2) one who sold pepper |
P
TR |
| Performer |
one who gives a performance as in a play, a rendition |
A |
| Perfumer |
a maker or seller of perfumes |
A |
| Perchemear |
one who made parchment |
T |
| Periwigmaker |
a wig maker |
T |
| Peruker |
wig maker |
T |
| Pessoner |
fishmonger |
TR |
| Pewterer |
made pewter utensils |
S |
| Pharmaopoeist |
an apothecary, one who sold medicines |
TR |
| Piece Broker |
sold material remnants |
TR |
| Pigmaker/Pigman |
(1) a person who made pig or cast iron
(2) pottery worker |
S
T |
| Pikelet Maker |
baker who specializes in making small pancakes or crumpets |
P |
| Pill Box Lidder |
one responsible for making the lids of pill boxes in the pottery trade |
T |
| Pinner |
pin maker |
S |
| Pistor |
baker |
P |
| Playderer |
one who made plaid |
T |
| Plain Worker |
performed plain sewing or needlework as opposed to embroiderer |
T |
| Plaiter |
one who made straw plaits used in making hats |
T |
| Planker |
one who planks or kneads the body of the hat during felting |
T |
| Plowright |
one who made or repaired plows |
S |
| Plumassier/Plumer |
a person who made or sold plumes and/or ornamental feathers |
T/TR |
| Plumbum Man |
a plumber, one who worked with lead pipes |
S |
| Poet |
one who writes poetry; a maker of verse |
A |
| Poetaster |
a writer of insignificant or shoddy poetry |
A |
| Poetress |
female poet |
A |
| Pointmaker/Pointman |
made the tips of lace |
T |
| Potter |
(1) one who made pottery or earthenware vessels
(2) one who peddled pottery |
T
TR |
| Potter Carrier |
chemist or pharmacist |
TR |
| Pouchmaker |
a person who made pouches or purses |
T |
| Poynter Pointer |
one who makes lace tags to fasten clothing |
T |
| Prestidigitator |
(1) magician
(2) a juggler
(3) one who juggles words |
A
A
A |
| Prick Louise |
tailor |
T/TR |
| Printer |
a person engaged in printing |
TR |
| Pulleymaker |
one who made pulleys for hoists |
W |
| Pumpmaker |
a person who made pumps |
W |
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| Q |
| Quilter/Quiltress |
a person who quilted material |
T |
| Qwylwryghte |
wheelwright |
W |
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| R |
| Redsmith |
goldsmith |
A/S/TR |
| Roper |
rope or net maker |
T |
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