A GLOSSARY of Latin/English Occupation Terminology¹

ag', agr', agricol', agricult'

cultivator

apotec'

apothecary

apparitor

clerk

apportor

carter

aprenticius

apprentice

argill'

potter

armat', armorer

armourer

armig'

squire

artif', artifex

craftsman

arusmyth'

arrowsmith

asschbernar'

ashburner

attorn'

attorney

aurifab'

goldsmith

axebernar

axeburner

bachilen

bachelor

bailly, ballivus

baillif

bakere, bakester', baxst'

baker

banarett'

banaret

barbitour', harbour

barber

barker', bercar', berth', berker

shepherd

baronissa

baroness

batellarius

boatman

bedellus

beadle

belleman

bellman

belrynger

bellringer

berghammakere

berghamaker

bladsmyth'

bladesmith

bocher', boucher

butcher

bokebynder

bookbinder

bondeman

bondman

boilermaker

bottlemaker

botman

boatman

bowyer'

bowyer

brac' cervis

brewer ale

brac', braciat', breustere, brewer'

brewer

burgens'

burgess

callemakers

callmaker

candel', candelman

candler

capell'

chaplain

cappemaker'

capmaker

cardemaker'

cardmaker

carect', cariour, carter'

carter

carnifex

butcher

carpent'

carpenter

cartwryght

cartwright

carucar', carucarius

ploughman

catallar'

peddler

cementar'

mason

chaloner

chaloner

chand'

chandler

chapman, chipman

chapman

cheseman

cheeseman

circulator'

cooper

cirotec'

wheeler

cissor

tailor

cleric'

clerk

cobeler'

cobbler

cocus

cook

combsmyth'

combsmyth

coopert'

tiler/ thatcher

cordewaner

cordwainer

corveysor

corveyser

cot', cotar'

cattar

cotag'

cotager

coteler', cultell'

cutler'

coup'

cooper

coverlid wefer

weaver

crokkar'

potter

cult'

cultivator

curryour

currier

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dauber'

plasterer

decanus

deacon

deghere, deyest'

dyer

docata

reacher

dragg'

dragger

draper'

draper

drescher'

thresher

driver'

driver

drov'

drover

dubbere

dubber

dych'

ditcher

dyker'

dyker

emptor pellium

skin seller

emtores lanorum

woolmonger

esquier'

squire

faber'

smith

factor brac'

brewer

falcator

mower

fermar'

farmer

ferour

smith

feryman

ferryman

fideler'

fiddler

figul'

potter

filat, filatrix

spinster

fischer'

fisher

fishmonger

fishmonger

flaxman

flax-man

flecher'

fletcher

flesschhewer

butcher

flexer

flax worker

fodiator'

dyker

foller

fuller

forbour

forbour

forner'

fornour

fract lapid'

breaker stone

frankel'

frankleyn

fug', fugat'

drover

fulc', fullat', fuller'

fuller

gardyner

gardener

garlekmong'

garlicmonger

generos'

gentleman

girdeler

girdler

glasewrighte,

glasswright

glasier

glasier

glov'

glover

goldbeter

gold worker

goldsmyth

goldsmith

groc'

grocer

grynder

grinder

hakenayman

hackneyman

harp', harpour

harper

hauryfab'

goldsmith

hayward

hayward

helyar'

slater/tiler

herberior

herberior

herde, herdeman

herdman

heryngmonger

herringmonger

heyrer'

hedger

hirdelere

hurdler

hokkestare

huckster

homo legis

lawyer

honymangere

honey monger

hopman

hopman

horner

horner

hostelar'

innkeeper

hostilar'

ostler

hosyer'

hosier

houpere

hooper

iremong'

ironmonger

kember', kemster

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laborar'

labourer

lady maydon'

ladys maid

latomus

stone cutter

lavender

washer woman

leche

doctor

lest', list'

dyer

lib', lib' ten'

free tenant

locsmyth', lokyer'

locksmith

lorymer,

spurrior

magist', mayster

master

magistro scolar'

schoolmaster

maltmakestre

maltmaker

maltmonger

maltmonger

marchall'

marshal

marchand, marchant, mercator'

merchant

marin'

mariner

mason'

mason

mawer, mowere

mower

medic'

doctor

meller'

miller

menstral, mynstrel

minstral

merc'. mercenar', mercer'

mercer

messor

mower/reaper/farm bailliff

metemong'

meatmonger

midwif, mulier' doctr'

midwife

miles

knight

miller', miln', milner

miller

mol', molendar'

miller

muleward

miller

mustardmakyere

mustard maker

nailler

nailer

nat' ten'

villein tenant

nativus

bondman

naut'

sailor

nedeler

needler

netbreyder'

netbraider

netherd

netherd

netrix

spinster

notar'

notary

obstetrix

midwife

offic'

officer

operator'

workman

orlogemaker

clock maker

ostelar', osteler

ostler

pakker

packer

pandoxat'

brewer

parchemyn'

maker/seller parchment

pardon'

pardoner

parker

parker

parmentarius

tailor/fripperer

pastor

shepherd

patener

patten maker

payntour

painter

pedder', pedelere

peddler

pelippar', pellitor', pelt'

skinner

pictor'

painter

piscenar'

fishmonger

pistat'

baker

plom', plomat', plomerman, plumbator', plumber

plumber

plouman, plowman

ploughman

portar

porter

potter'

potter

pouchemaker

pouch maker

prent'

apprentice

pulter

poulterer

pynner

pin maker

pyper

piper

questour

pardoner

quyltemaker'

quiltmaker

qwaxillarius

peddler

regr' cervix'

seller ale

revet'

clothier

rop', roper'

roper

rotar'

wheelwright

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s', serv', serviens

servant

sadelar'

saddler

saghiar'

sawyer

salter

salter

sarrar'

sawyer

saucemaker

sauce maker

sauyar', sawer, sawyer

sawyer

schapst', schippesetre, scissor

tailor

scheder', shether'

sheath maker

scheperd

shepherd

scheremon

shearman

schipman

chapman

schipwryth'

shipwright

sclat, slat'

slater

scryvener

scrivener

scut', scutif'

esquire

sefarer'

seafarer

sellar'

saddler

sementar'

mason

sergant

sergeant

servus

bondman /servant

sewster'

seemstress

sextayn ecclisic

sexton

skalder'

scalder

skynn'

skinner

slaymaker'

sleighmaker

smyth, smythmon

smith

somenour

summoner

sopere

soaper

sout', souter', suter'

shoe maker

spens'

butler/steward

spicer'

spicer

spinst', spynn'

spinster

sponere

spooner

sporier

spurrier

squier

squire

sumpnur

summoner

swynerd

swineherd

tailliour

tailor

tann', tannat'

tanner

tapiter

tapster

tasker'

tasker

taverner

taverner

tegheler', tegulat'

tiler

textor

weaver

thacher, thacscher', thacster', thaker'

thatcher

threscher'

thresher

thryver'

driver

tilman

tilman

touker'

fuller

tresser, tritur', triturator'

thresher

tumour

turner

tyler'

tiler

tynctor

dyer

tynker'

tinker

vaccar'

cowherd

vaginat'

sheath maker

viator

traveller

virg'

verger

vitailer

victualler

vitario

glazier

walker

fuller

waterman

waterman

webbe, webester

weaver

wexmaker

waxmaker

wheler'

wheeler

whyt tawer

white tawyer

wodeward

woodward

wolleman

woolman

wollemongere

woolmonger

wollewynder

woolwinder

wolpacker

wool packer

wrigh', wryth'

wright

wyntavernor'

wine taverner

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