Occupations and Workers

1st lieutenant
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain
 
2nd lieutenant
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest rank
 
abbreviator
one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
 
able seaman
a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
 
academicianship
the position of member of an honorary academy
 
accomplice
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
 
accountancy
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
 
accountantship
the position of accountant
 
accumulator
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
 
actor's assistant
a wardrobe assistant for an actor
 
adjutant general
a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer
 
adjutant
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
 
administrative official
an official of a bureaucracy
 
admiral
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
 
admiralty
the office of admiral
 
aeronaut
someone who operates an aircraft
 
aesthetician
a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
 
agent
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
 
agricultural laborer
a person who tills the soil for a living
 
aide
someone who acts as assistant
 
air force officer
an officer in the airforce
 
air hostess
a woman steward on an airplane
 
aircraftman
a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
 
aircrewman
a member of an aircrew
 
airplane mechanics
the craft of building and repairing airplanes
 
airplane pilot
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
 
airwoman
a woman aviator
 
alcalde
a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
 
almoner
an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
 
alternative medicine
the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
 
amah
a female domestic
 
amanuensis
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
 
ambassador
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
 
ambassadorship
the post of ambassador
 
ambassadress
a woman ambassador
 
angler
a fisherman who uses a hook and line
 
animal stuffer
a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
 
animator
the technician who produces animated cartoons
 
anthologist
an editor who makes selections for an anthology
 
Anzac
a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I
 
apostleship
the position of apostle
 
apparatchik
a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
 
appointee
an official who is appointed
 
appointment
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
 
apprenticeship
the position of apprentice
 
aquanaut
a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
 
architecture
the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
 
armiger
a squire carrying the armor of a knight
 
armorer
a worker skilled in making armor or arms
 
armorer
an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
 
army officer
an officer in the armed forces
 
arouser
someone who rouses others from sleep
 
arrowsmith
a maker of arrows
 
art editor
an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter
 
artificer
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
 
artilleryman
a serviceman in the artillery
 
artist's model
a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
 
assessor
an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
 
assistant
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
 
associate
a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
 
associateship
the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
 
astrogator
the navigator of a spacecraft
 
attendant
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
 
Attorney General of the United States
the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
 
attorneyship
the position of attorney
 
auto mechanics
the craft of building and repairing automobiles
 
auto-mechanic
someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
 
ayah
(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
 
baggageman
an attendant who takes care of baggage
 
bagger
a workman employed to pack things into containers
 
bagman
a salesman who travels to call on customers
 
bailiff
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
 
bailiffship
the office of bailiff
 
baker
someone who bakes bread or cake
 
balloonist
someone who flies a balloon
 
barber
a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
 
bargee
someone who operates a barge
 
barkeep
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
 
barmaid
a female bartender
 
barnstormer
a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
 
baronetage
the state of a baronet
 
barrel maker
a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
 
basketry
the craft of basket making
 
baster
a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy
 
bat boy
(baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment
 
batman
an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
 
beadle
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
 
bean counter
an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
 
beater
a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
 
beautician
someone who works in a beauty parlor
 
bell founder
a person who casts metal bells
 
bellboy
someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
 
berth
a job in an organization
 
best man
the principal groomsman at a wedding
 
bill poster
someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
 
birthing coach
an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
 
bishopry
the office and dignity of a bishop
 
biz
your occupation or line of work
 
Black and Tan
an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
 
blackleg
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
 
blacksmith
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
 
blaster
a workman employed to blast with explosives
 
bleacher
a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
 
blind stitching
stitching that is not easily seen or noticed
 
bluejacket
a serviceman in the navy
 
boater
someone who drives or rides in a boat
 
boatswain
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
 
body servant
a valet or personal maid
 
bombardier
the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
 
bombardier
a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
 
book agent
a book salesman
 
bookbinder
a worker whose trade is binding books
 
bookbinding
the craft of binding books
 
booking
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
 
bookkeeping
the activity of recording business transactions
 
bottom dog
a person of low status
 
bounty hunter
a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty
 
bowdleriser
a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
 
bracero
a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
 
brainwashing
forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
 
brakeman
a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
 
brass hat
a high-ranking military officer
 
breadwinner
one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
 
breaker
a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
 
bricklayer
a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
 
bricklaying
the craft of laying bricks
 
bridesmaid
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
 
brigadier
a general officer ranking below a major general
 
buck private
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
 
buckaroo
local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
 
bully pulpit
a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter
 
bunny
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
 
busboy
a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes
 
bushwhacker
a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
 
business editor
the newspaper editor responsible for business news
 
business life
a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
 
butcher
a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
 
butler
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
 
cabin boy
a young man acting as a servant on a ship
 
cabinet minister
the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
 
cabinetmaker
a woodworker who specializes in making furniture
 
cabinetmaking
the craft of a joiner
 
cabinetry
the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)
 
cabotage
navigation in coastal waters
 
caddie
an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
 
cadetship
the position of cadet
 
caliphate
the office of a caliph
 
calligrapher
someone skilled in penmanship
 
calling
the particular occupation for which you are trained
 
candy striper
a volunteer worker in a hospital
 
cannon fodder
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
 
canoeist
someone paddling a canoe
 
canvasser
a person who takes or counts votes
 
captain
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
 
captain
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
 
captain
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
 
captain
the pilot in charge of an airship
 
captain
the naval officer in command of a military ship
 
captaincy
the post of captain
 
carabineer
a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine
 
cardinalate
the office of cardinal
 
caretaker
an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily
 
carhop
a waiter at a drive-in restaurant
 
carpenter
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
 
carpentry
the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
 
carrier
a man who delivers the mail
 
carrier
a boy who delivers newspapers
 
carter
someone whose work is driving carts
 
cartwright
a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons
 
carver
makes decorative wooden panels
 
case load
the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)
 
caseworker
someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
 
caster
a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
 
cat's-paw
a person used by another to gain an end
 
catechesis
oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
 
catechetical instruction
teaching religious principles by questions and answers
 
catering
providing food and services
 
cattleman
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
 
cavalryman
a soldier mounted on horseback
 
cavalryman
a soldier in a motorized army unit
 
censor
a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
 
census taker
someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
 
ceramicist
a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
 
chair
the position of professor
 
chairmanship
the position of chairman
 
chalk talk
a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk
 
chambermaid
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
 
chancellorship
the office of chancellor
 
chaplaincy
the position of chaplain
 
char
a human female employed to do housework
 
charcoal burner
a worker whose job is to make charcoal
 
charge d'affaires
the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador
 
charge of quarters
an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours
 
charioteer
the driver of a chariot
 
Charon
(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
 
check girl
a female checker
 
checker
an attendant who checks coats or baggage
 
chef
a professional cook
 
chief justice
the judge who presides over a supreme court
 
chief of staff
the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
 
chief petty officer
a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
 
chieftaincy
the position of chieftain
 
chimneysweep
someone who cleans soot from chimneys
 
church officer
a church official
 
churchwarden
an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
 
city editor
the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
 
city father
an important municipal official
 
civil servant
a public official who is a member of the civil service
 
cleaner
someone whose occupation is cleaning
 
clerk
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
 
clerk
a salesperson in a store
 
clerkship
the job of clerk
 
clockmaker
someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
 
coachbuilder
a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles
 
coaching
the job of a professional coach
 
coachman
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
 
coadjutor
an assistant to a bishop
 
coal miner
someone who works in a coal mine
 
coalman
someone who delivers coal
 
coastguardsman
a member of a coastguard
 
cobbling
the shoemaker's trade
 
cog
a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
 
coiffeur
a man hairdresser
 
coiffeuse
a woman hairdresser
 
coiner
a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
 
collector of internal revenue
someone who collects taxes for the government
 
colonel
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
 
color bearer
the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
 
color guard
a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors
 
color sergeant
a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
 
combat pilot
airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces
 
comber
a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
 
command sergeant major
a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
 
commandant
an officer in command of a military unit
 
commander
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
 
commander in chief
the officer who holds the supreme command
 
commandership
the position or office of commander
 
commando
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
 
commissar
an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
 
commissioned military officer
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
 
commissioned naval officer
a commissioned officer in the navy
 
commissioned officer
a military officer holding a commission
 
commodore
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
 
companion
one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
 
company man
an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
 
complementary medicine
the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
 
compositor
one who sets written material into type
 
Comptroller General
a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government
 
Comptroller of the Currency
a United States federal official who regulates the national banks
 
comptrollership
the position of comptroller
 
conductor
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
 
conductress
a woman conductor
 
confectionery
the occupation and skills of a confectioner
 
Confederate soldier
a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
 
conscript
someone who is drafted into military service
 
construction worker
a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
 
consul
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
 
consulship
the post of consul
 
controllership
the position of controller
 
cook
someone who cooks food
 
cookie
the cook on a ranch or at a camp
 
copilot
a relief pilot on an airplane
 
coppersmith
someone who makes articles from copper
 
copy editor
an editor who prepares text for publication
 
copyist
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
 
copywriter
a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy
 
cordon bleu
a chef famous for his great skill
 
cornhusker
a worker who husks corn
 
corporal
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
 
cost accounting
keeping account of the costs of items in production
 
costing
cost accounting
 
councillorship
the position of council member
 
counsellorship
the position of counselor
 
counterman
someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
 
coureur de bois
a French Canadian trapper
 
courser
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
 
courtier
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
 
couture
high fashion designing and dressmaking
 
cover girl
a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
 
cowgirl
a woman cowboy
 
cox
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
 
coyote
a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
 
craft
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
 
crew member
a member of a flight crew
 
crewman
a member of a work crew
 
crewman
any member of a ship's crew
 
crocheting
creating a garment of needlework
 
cropper
small farmers and tenants
 
cuirassier
a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
 
cupbearer
the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
 
curacy
the position of a curate
 
curatorship
the position of curator
 
currier
a craftsman who curries leather for use
 
custodianship
the position of custodian
 
cutter
someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
 
cutter
someone who cuts or carves stone
 
DA
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
 
dairymaid
a woman who works in a dairy
 
dairyman
a man who works in a dairy
 
dance lesson
a lesson in dancing
 
Daniel
a wise and upright judge
 
darner
a person who mends by darning
 
day laborer
a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
 
deaconess
a woman deacon
 
deanery
the position or office of a dean
 
deckhand
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
 
decoy
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
 
deer hunter
hunter of deer
 
deliverer
someone employed to make deliveries
 
demonstrator
someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer
 
dental assistant
an assistant to a dentist
 
dental hygienist
someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)
 
dental technician
someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures)
 
deputy
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
 
desk clerk
a hotel receptionist
 
desk officer
a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
 
diemaker
someone who makes dies
 
digger
a laborer who digs
 
dining-room attendant
someone employed to provide service in a dining room
 
diplomat
an official engaged in international negotiations
 
diplomatic minister
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
 
directorship
the position of a director of a business concern
 
discipleship
the position of disciple
 
dishwasher
someone who washes dishes
 
disinfestation officer
a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin
 
dispatcher
employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
 
ditch digger
a laborer who digs ditches
 
dock worker
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
 
dog catcher
an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats
 
doge
formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
 
dogfighter
a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights
 
domestic
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
 
doorkeeper
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
 
double dipper
someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)
 
double entry
bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
 
doughboy
an American infantryman in World War I
 
drafting
the craft of drawing blueprints
 
draftsman
a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
 
dragger
someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
 
dragoon
a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
 
dressmaker's model
someone who models dresses
 
dressmaking
the craft of making dresses
 
drill instructor
a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
 
driver
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
 
drover
someone who drives a herd
 
drudge
a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
 
duck hunter
hunter of ducks
 
dyer
someone whose job is to dye cloth
 
earner
someone who earn wages in return for their labor
 
editor
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
 
editorship
the position of editor
 
education
the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
 
elder
any of various church officers
 
eldership
the office of elder
 
elected official
official who won the office in a free election
 
electrical work
the craft of an electrician
 
electrician
a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
 
electroplater
a plater who uses electrolysis
 
embalmer
a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives
 
emirate
the office of an emir
 
employable
a person who is qualified and ready to work
 
employee
a worker who is hired to perform a job
 
employment
the occupation for which you are paid
 
enforcer
one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
 
engineering
the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
 
engraver
a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
 
enlisted man
a male enlisted person in the armed forces
 
enlisted officer
a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
 
enlisted person
a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer
 
enlisted woman
a female enlisted person in the armed forces
 
ensign
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
 
envoy
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
 
equerry
a personal attendant of the British royal family
 
equerry
an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
 
escort
an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
 
esquire
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
 
event planner
someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)
 
ex-serviceman
a person who has served in the armed forces
 
excavator
a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
 
executive officer
the officer second in command
 
executive secretary
a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities
 
facilitator
someone who makes progress easier
 
factory worker
a workman in a mill or factory
 
factotum
a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
 
falconer
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
 
faller
a person who fells trees
 
familiar
a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
 
famulus
a close attendant (as to a scholar)
 
farm worker
a hired hand on a farm
 
farmerette
a woman working on a farm
 
farming
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
 
farrier
a person who shoes horses
 
fashion model
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
 
fatherhood
the status of a father
 
fatherhood
the status of a religious leader
 
Federal
any federal law-enforcement officer
 
fellah
an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
 
ferryman
a man who operates a ferry
 
feudal lordship
the position and authority of a feudal lord
 
field marshal
an officer holding the highest rank in the army
 
FIFO
inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold
 
fighter pilot
a military or naval pilot of fighter planes
 
file clerk
a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
 
finisher
a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process
 
finisher
a painter who applies a finishing coat
 
fire marshall
an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
 
fire warden
an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
 
fireman
a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
 
first mate
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
 
first sergeant
a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
 
fisher
someone whose occupation is catching fish
 
five-star admiral
an admiral of the highest rank
 
fixer
a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
 
flag captain
the captain of a flagship
 
flag officer
a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
 
flanker
a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
 
flight attendant
an attendant on an airplane
 
flight engineer
the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight
 
floater
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
 
floorwalker
an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems
 
flower girl
a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
 
flunkey
a male servant (especially a footman)
 
FO
an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
 
foot soldier
fights on foot with small arms
 
foot soldier
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
 
footman
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
 
foremanship
the position of foreman
 
forger
someone who operates a forge
 
forty-niner
a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
 
founder
a worker who makes metal castings
 
fowler
someone who hunts wild birds for food
 
framer
someone who makes frames (as for pictures)
 
free lance
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
 
French lesson
instruction in the French language
 
fry cook
a cook who specializes in fried foods
 
full general
a general officer of the highest rank
 
fuller
a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
 
fumigator
someone whose job is to fumigate
 
functionary
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
 
funeral director
one whose business is the management of funerals
 
furnishing
the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.
 
fusilier
(formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
 
gaffer
an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
 
gallant
a man who attends or escorts a woman
 
galvaniser
a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc
 
gandy dancer
a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
 
gardener
someone employed to work in a garden
 
garment cutter
someone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garments
 
garnishee
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
 
gas fitter
a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances
 
gasman
someone employed by a gas company
 
gaucho
a cowboy of the South American pampas
 
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
 
gem cutter
one who cuts and shapes precious stones
 
general officer
officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
 
generalcy
the office and authority of a general
 
gentleman
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
 
George Frost Kennan
United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
 
German lesson
instruction in the German language
 
gig
a booking for musicians
 
gilder
someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
 
gillie
a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
 
gipsy
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
 
girl Friday
a female assistant who has a range of duties
 
glass cutter
someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass
 
glass cutter
someone who cuts flat glass to size
 
glassblower
someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
 
gleaner
someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully
 
gleaner
someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
 
goat herder
a person who tends a flock of goats
 
gofer
an employee whose duties include running errands
 
gold digger
a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
 
goldbeater
an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf
 
goldbrick
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
 
golf lesson
a lesson in playing golf
 
gondolier
a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
 
governorship
the office of governor
 
Grand Inquisitor
director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal)
 
gravedigger
a person who earns a living by digging graves
 
Green Beret
a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces
 
grenade thrower
an infantryman equipped with grenades
 
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
 
grip
worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
 
grocery boy
a delivery boy for groceries
 
groom
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
 
groomsman
a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
 
groundkeeper
someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
 
group captain
a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army
 
guard of honor
an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
 
guardsman
a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'
 
guest worker
a person with temporary permission to work in another country
 
guide
someone employed to conduct others
 
gunnery sergeant
a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
 
gunsmith
someone who makes or repairs guns
 
Gurkha
a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
 
gutter
a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
 
hairdresser
someone who cuts or beautifies hair
 
hand
a member of the crew of a ship
 
hand
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
 
handicraft
a craft that requires skillful hands
 
handmaid
a personal maid or female attendant
 
handyman
a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
 
hanger
a worker who hangs something
 
hangover
an official who remains in office after his term
 
hard worker
someone who works as hard as a slave
 
harpooneer
someone who launches harpoons
 
harvester
someone who helps to gather the harvest
 
headmastership
the position of headmaster
 
headmistressship
the position of headmistress
 
headship
the position of head
 
headship
the position of headmaster or headmistress
 
hearing examiner
an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
 
heaver
a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
 
Hebrew lesson
instruction in the Hebrew language
 
hedger
a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
 
helmsman
the person who steers a ship
 
herbal medicine
the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health
 
hewer
a person who hews
 
high commissioner
a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank
 
Highlander
a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
 
hire
a newly hired employee
 
hired help
employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)
 
hireling
a person who works only for money
 
hobo
a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places
 
hod carrier
a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
 
home help
a person hired to help in another's home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work)
 
horse wrangler
a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
 
hospital attendant
a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
 
hot seat
a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
 
house painter
a painter of houses a similar buildings
 
house painting
the occupation of a house painter
 
housebreaker
a wrecker of houses
 
housekeeper
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
 
hunter
someone who hunts game
 
huntress
a woman hunter
 
hussar
a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
 
hypnopedia
teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)
 
iceman
someone who cuts and delivers ice
 
inculcation
teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
 
incumbency
the office of an incumbent
 
incumbent
the official who holds an office
 
indexer
someone who provides an index
 
Indian agent
a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)
 
indoctrination
teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
 
Inquisitor
an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
 
inspector general
a military officer responsible for investigations
 
inspectorship
the office of inspector
 
instruction
the profession of a teacher
 
instructorship
the position of instructor
 
interior decorating
the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building or room, especially with regard to color combination, paint, fabrics, carpeting, etc.
 
internship
the position of a medical intern
 
internuncio
(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
 
invalidator
an official who can invalidate or nullify
 
inventory accounting
accounting that controls and evaluates inventory
 
jack
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
 
Jack-tar
a man who serves as a sailor
 
Janissary
a Turkish soldier
 
jawan
(India) a private soldier or male constable
 
jobholder
an employee who holds a regular job
 
Johnny Reb
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
 
joiner
a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
 
journalism
the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
 
judge advocate
a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
 
judge advocate
an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
 
judge advocate general
the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
 
judge
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
 
judgeship
the position of judge
 
justice of the peace
a local magistrate with limited powers
 
justiciar
formerly a high judicial officer
 
kamikaze
a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
 
khanate
the position of a khan
 
kitchen help
help hired to work in the kitchen
 
knacker
someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
 
knacker
someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them
 
knitting
creating knitted wear
 
KP
an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks
 
lace making
the act or art of making handmade lace
 
lacer
a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
 
lady's maid
a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
 
lame duck
an elected official still in office but not slated to continue
 
laminator
a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)
 
lamplighter
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
 
lance corporal
an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
 
lancer
(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
 
language lesson
a period of instruction learning a language
 
language teaching
teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language
 
lapidary
a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
 
lascar
an East Indian sailor
 
lasher
a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip
 
lather
a workman who puts up laths
 
laundress
a working woman who takes in washing
 
laundryman
operates industrial washing machine
 
law
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
 
learned profession
one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
 
lecture
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
 
lectureship
the post of lecturer
 
legal assistant
a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
 
legateship
the post or office of legate
 
legionary
a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
 
Legionnaire
a member of the American Legion
 
legislatorship
the office of legislator
 
lens maker
a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
 
lesson
a unit of instruction
 
letterer
a painter of letters
 
librarianship
the position of librarian
 
licenser
an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
 
lieutenancy
the position of a lieutenant
 
lieutenant
a commissioned military officer
 
lieutenant
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
 
lieutenant colonel
a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
 
lieutenant commander
a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
 
lieutenant general
a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
 
lieutenant governor
an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
 
lieutenant JG
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign
 
lifeguard
an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
 
lifework
the principal work of your career
 
LIFO
inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold
 
lighting
the craft of providing artificial light
 
line officer
a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)
 
line worker
an employee who works on an assembly line
 
linkboy
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
 
lion-hunter
someone who hunts lions
 
lister
assessor who makes out the tax lists
 
literature
the profession or art of a writer
 
litter-bearer
one who helps carry a stretcher
 
liveryman
a worker in a livery stable
 
loader
an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
 
lobsterback
British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)
 
lobsterman
a person whose occupation is catching lobsters
 
lockkeeper
a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
 
locksmith
someone who makes or repairs locks
 
Luddite
one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
 
lumbering
the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
 
luthier
a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)
 
mace
an official who carries a mace of office
 
machinist
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
 
magistracy
the position of magistrate
 
magistrate
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
 
mahout
the driver and keeper of an elephant
 
mail clerk
a clerk in a post office
 
maintenance man
a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
 
major
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
 
major-domo
the chief steward or butler of a great household
 
major-general
a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
 
man
a male subordinate
 
man Friday
the most helpful assistant
 
man
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
 
man-at-arms
a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times
 
managership
the position of manager
 
managing editor
the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine
 
mandarin
any high government official or bureaucrat
 
manhood
the status of being a man
 
manicurist
a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails
 
manservant
a man servant
 
mapper
a clerk who marks data on a chart
 
Marine
a member of the United States Marine Corps
 
marine
a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
 
marshal
(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
 
marshalship
the post of marshall
 
mason
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
 
masonry
the craft of a mason
 
master sergeant
a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
 
master-at-arms
the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
 
mastership
the position of master
 
matron of honor
a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding
 
mayoralty
the position of mayor
 
medicine
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
 
medium
an occupation for which you are especially well suited
 
melter
a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
 
menial
a domestic servant
 
messiahship
the position of messiah
 
metalworker
someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)
 
midinette
a Parisian salesgirl
 
military adviser
a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation
 
military officer
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
 
military recruit
a recently enlisted soldier
 
military volunteer
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
 
militiaman
a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
 
milkman
someone who delivers milk
 
mill-girl
a girl who works in a mill
 
miller
someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
 
millwright
a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery
 
minder
someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors
 
miner
laborer who works in a mine
 
minister
the job of a head of a government department
 
ministry
the work of a minister of religion
 
mintage
act or process of minting coins
 
Minuteman
an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution
 
model
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
 
moderatorship
the position of moderator
 
moonlighter
a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)
 
mopper
a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface
 
mounter
a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.
 
mover
workman employed by a moving company
 
mule driver
a worker who drives mules
 
music lesson
a lesson in performing music
 
musketeer
a foot soldier armed with a musket
 
muzzler
someone who muzzles animals
 
nailer
a worker who attaches something by nailing it
 
naval commander
naval officer in command of a fleet of warships
 
naval officer
an officer in the navy
 
navigation
the work of a sailor
 
navigator
the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course
 
navigator
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
 
Navy SEAL
a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
 
needlecraft
work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle
 
netting
creating nets
 
newspaper editor
the editor of a newspaper
 
newspapering
journalism practiced for the newspapers
 
noncombatant
a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
 
notary
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
 
noticer
someone who gives formal notice
 
nuncio
(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
 
nurse's aide
someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training
 
oarsman
someone who rows a boat
 
oarswoman
a woman oarsman
 
occupier
a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
 
oculism
the craft of an oculist
 
office boy
a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office
 
office-bearer
the person who holds an office
 
officeholder
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
 
officer
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
 
oil rigger
someone who works on an oil rig
 
oiler
a worker who oils engines or machinery
 
oilman
a worker who produces or sells petroleum
 
orderly
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
 
orderly sergeant
the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders
 
ordinary
a judge of a probate court
 
organization man
an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization
 
overlordship
the position of overlord
 
P.O.
a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
 
page
a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
 
page
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
 
painter
a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
 
paper route
the job of delivering newspapers regularly
 
paper-pusher
a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
 
paperboy
a boy who sells or delivers newspapers
 
paperer
one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper
 
papermaking
the craft of making paper
 
para
a soldier in the paratroops
 
paramedic
a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment
 
paraprofessional
a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional
 
parer
a manicurist who trims the fingernails
 
parlormaid
a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
 
part-timer
someone who works less than the customary or standard time
 
paster
a workman who pastes
 
pastorate
the position of pastor
 
pastry cook
a chef who specializes in pastry
 
peacekeeper
a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
 
peasant
one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
 
peasanthood
the state of being a peasant
 
peeler
a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
 
pencil pusher
a clerk who does boring paperwork
 
perfecter
a skilled worker who perfects something
 
persona grata
a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent
 
persona non grata
a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
 
phlebotomist
someone who practices phlebotomy
 
phonics
teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values
 
photographer's model
a model who poses for photographers
 
photography
the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
 
piano lesson
a lesson in playing the piano
 
piano tuner
someone who tunes pianos
 
picker
someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
 
piecework
work paid for according to the quantity produced
 
pigman
a herder or swine
 
pilot
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
 
pilotage
the occupation of a pilot
 
pipe fitter
a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
 
pistoleer
someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed)
 
pitchman
an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
 
placeman
a disparaging term for an appointee
 
placer miner
a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
 
plaiter
someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)
 
planter
a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
 
plasterer
a worker skilled in applying plaster
 
platelayer
a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
 
plater
a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
 
pledge taker
a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive
 
plenipotentiary
a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
 
plier
someone who plies a trade
 
ploughman
a man who plows
 
ploughwright
a workman who makes and repairs plows
 
plum
a highly desirable position or assignment
 
plumbery
the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
 
poilu
a French soldier (especially in World War I)
 
point man
a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol
 
politics
the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
 
Pontius Pilate
the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
 
porter
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
 
postmaster general
the official in charge of the national postal service
 
potboy
a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores
 
pothunter
someone who hunts for food (not for sport)
 
pottery
the craft of making earthenware
 
powder monkey
someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
 
power worker
a worker at a power station
 
praetor
an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
 
praetorship
the office of praetor
 
precentorship
the position of precentor
 
preceptorship
the position of preceptor
 
prefecture
the office of prefect
 
prelacy
the office or station of a prelate
 
premiership
the office of premier
 
presbyter
an elder in the Presbyterian Church
 
preserver
a cook who preserves fruits or meat
 
preserver
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
 
presidency
the office and function of president
 
President of the United States
the office of the United States head of state
 
pressman
someone whose occupation is printing
 
preventive medicine
the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease
 
primateship
the office of primate
 
principalship
the post of principal
 
priorship
the office of prior
 
privateer
an officer or crew member of a privateer
 
probation officer
the officer of the court who supervises probationers
 
processor
someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
 
proconsul
an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
 
proconsulate
the position of proconsul
 
proctorship
the position of proctor
 
procurator
(ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
 
profession
an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
 
professional baseball
playing baseball for money
 
professional basketball
playing basketball for money
 
professional boxing
boxing for money
 
professional football
football played for pay
 
professional golf
playing golf for money
 
professional tennis
playing tennis for money
 
professional wrestling
wrestling for money
 
projectionist
the person who operates the projector in a movie house
 
prompter
someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
 
proofreader
someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
 
property man
member of the stage crew in charge of properties
 
prosecuting attorney
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
 
prospector
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
 
protectorship
the position of protector
 
Protestant deacon
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
 
provincial
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
 
pruner
a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
 
public office
a position concerning the people as a whole
 
public servant
someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
 
public service
employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
 
publican
the keeper of a public house
 
Pullman porter
a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
 
punter
someone who propels a boat with a pole
 
purser
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
 
pyrotechnics
the craft of making fireworks
 
qadi
an Islamic judge
 
quaestor
any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
 
quarrier
a man who works in a quarry
 
quartermaster
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
 
quartermaster general
a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army
 
rabbinate
the office or function of a rabbi
 
racker
an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack
 
ragsorter
a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)
 
rail-splitter
a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
 
railroad man
an employee of a railroad
 
ranch hand
a hired hand on a ranch
 
ranker
an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces
 
ranker
a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status
 
rapporteur
a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings
 
raw recruit
an inexperienced and untrained recruit
 
rear admiral
an admiral junior to a vice admiral
 
receivership
the office of a receiver
 
receptionist
a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
 
recorder
a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
 
recorder
someone responsible for keeping records
 
recruiter
an official who enlists personnel for military service
 
recruiting-sergeant
a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
 
rectorate
the office or station of a rector
 
redact
someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
 
redcap
a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station
 
refiner
one whose work is to refine a specific thing
 
regency
the office of a regent
 
registrar
a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company
 
regular
a soldier in the regular army
 
regulator
an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
 
remover
someone who works for a company that moves furniture
 
rent collector
a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner
 
reservist
a member of a military reserve
 
residency
the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
 
retainer
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
 
returning officer
the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results
 
rifleman
a soldier whose weapon is a rifle
 
rigger
someone who rigs ships
 
riveter
a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
 
road mender
a workman who is employed to repair roads
 
roaster
a cook who roasts food
 
rocker
an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
 
roofer
a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
 
roofing
the craft of a roofer
 
room clerk
a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests
 
ropemaker
a craftsman who makes ropes
 
roper
a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
 
roper
a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
 
Rough Rider
a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
 
roundsman
a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)
 
router
a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
 
rulership
the position of ruler
 
sacristan
an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
 
sainthood
the status and dignity of a saint
 
sales rep
a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)
 
salesgirl
a woman salesperson
 
salesman
a man salesperson
 
salt mine
a job involving drudgery and confinement
 
salter
someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods
 
sandwichman
a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders
 
sawyer
one who is employed to saw wood
 
scene painter
a painter of theatrical scenery
 
sceneshifter
a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
 
schooling
the act of teaching at school
 
scorer
a logger who marks trees to be felled
 
scourer
someone who cleanses by scouring
 
SCPO
a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
 
scratcher
a workman who uses a tool for scratching
 
scrubber
a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
 
sculler
someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
 
scullion
a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
 
sea lawyer
an argumentative and contentious seaman
 
sealer
an official who affixes a seal to a document
 
searcher
a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
 
seasonal
a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons
 
seasoner
a cook who uses seasonings
 
second
the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
 
second banana
someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
 
second-in-command
someone who relieves a commander
 
secretarial assistant
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
 
Secretary of Agriculture
the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture
 
Secretary of Commerce
the position of the head of the Department of Commerce
 
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913
 
Secretary of Defense
the position of the head of the Department of Defense
 
Secretary of Education
the position of the head of the Education Department
 
Secretary of Energy
the position of the head of the Department of Energy
 
Secretary of Health and Human Services
the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services
 
Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979
 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
 
Secretary of Labor
the position of the head of the Department of Labor
 
Secretary of State
the position of the head of the State Department
 
Secretary of the Interior
the position of the head of the Department of the Interior
 
Secretary of the Navy
head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
 
Secretary of the Treasury
the position of the head of the Treasury Department
 
Secretary of Transportation
the position of the head of the Department of Transportation
 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs
 
Secretary of War
head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
 
secretaryship
the position of secretary
 
Section Eight
a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
 
section hand
a laborer assigned to a section gang
 
selectman
an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
 
selectwoman
an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
 
senatorship
the office of senator
 
sergeant
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
 
sergeant at arms
an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
 
servant girl
a girl who is a servant
 
server
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
 
service
employment in or work for another
 
services
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
 
servitor
someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else
 
settler
a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
 
sewing
joining or attaching by stitches
 
shearer
a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
 
shearer
a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
 
sheepherder
a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
 
sheet-metal work
the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
 
sheller
a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
 
shelver
a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves
 
shepherdess
a woman shepherd
 
shill
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
 
shingler
a worker who shingles roofs
 
shingling
the laying on of shingles
 
ship builder
a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
 
shipping clerk
an employee who ships and receives goods
 
shop boy
a young male shop assistant
 
shop girl
a young female shop assistant
 
shoveler
a worker who shovels
 
sidesman
(Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church
 
sign painter
someone who paints signs and billboards etc.
 
signalman
a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard
 
sinecure
an office that involves minimal duties
 
single entry
a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account
 
skidder
a worker who uses a skid to move logs
 
skilled worker
a worker who has acquired special skills
 
skinner
a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
 
skivvy
a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
 
skycap
a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport
 
slating
the act of laying slates for a roof
 
smith
someone who works at something specified
 
SMSgt
a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
 
snarer
someone who sets snares for birds or small animals
 
social secretary
a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments
 
soda jerk
someone who works at a soda fountain
 
solderer
a worker who joins or mends with solder
 
soldier
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
 
solicitorship
the position of solicitor
 
sommelier
a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
 
sorter
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
 
soundman
a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast)
 
sourdough
a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
 
speakership
the position of Speaker
 
specialisation
the special line of work you have adopted as your career
 
spinning
creating thread
 
splicer
a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands
 
splicer
a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
 
splitter
a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
 
sponger
a workman employed to collect sponges
 
spoonfeeding
teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought
 
sport
the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
 
sports editor
the newspaper editor responsible for sports news
 
spot welder
a welder who does spot welding
 
spotter
a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
 
spotter
a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
 
sprayer
a worker who applies spray to a surface
 
sprigger
a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
 
sprog
a new military recruit
 
squire
young nobleman attendant on a knight
 
stacker
a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
 
staff member
an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
 
staff officer
a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff
 
staff sergeant
a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force
 
stage technician
an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production
 
stainer
a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
 
stalker
someone who stalks game
 
stamper
a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)
 
state attorney
a prosecuting attorney for a state
 
steamfitter
a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
 
steeplejack
someone who builds or maintains very tall structures
 
stemmer
a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers
 
steward
the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
 
stewardship
the position of steward
 
stipendiary
(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
 
stippler
a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)
 
stitcher
a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
 
stocktaker
an employee whose job is to take inventory
 
stone breaker
someone who breaks up stone
 
strafer
a combat pilot who strafes the enemy
 
street cleaner
a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
 
striker
someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
 
stringer
a worker who strings
 
strip miner
a miner who does strip mining
 
striper
a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service
 
stroke
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
 
studentship
the position of student
 
subaltern
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
 
subeditor
an assistant editor
 
sublieutenant
an officer ranking next below a lieutenant
 
submariner
a member of the crew of a submarine
 
sumo
a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
 
supercargo
an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase
 
supermodel
a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
 
supply officer
a commissioned officer responsible for logistics
 
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council
 
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe
 
suturing
surgical joining of two surfaces
 
swagger
an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
 
sweeper
an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
 
tacker
a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding)
 
tailoring
the occupation of a tailor
 
talk
the act of giving a talk to an audience
 
tally clerk
one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received
 
tallyman
one who sells goods on the installment plan
 
tank driver
a soldier who drives a tank
 
tanner
a craftsman who tans skins and hides
 
tanning
making leather from rawhide
 
tapper
a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
 
tapper
a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks
 
taxer
a bureaucrat who levies taxes
 
teachership
the position of teacher
 
teaching reading
teaching beginners to read
 
teamster
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
 
teaser
a worker who teases wool
 
techie
a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
 
technical sergeant
a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines
 
technician
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
 
telecommuting
employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
 
teller
an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)
 
temp
a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
 
tennis lesson
a lesson in playing tennis
 
territorial
nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
 
test pilot
a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them
 
thaneship
the position of thane
 
thatcher
someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
 
theology
the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)
 
throne
the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions
 
thrower
a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
 
tier
a worker who ties something
 
tiler
a worker who lays tile
 
timekeeper
a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
 
tinker
formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
 
tinner
someone who makes or repairs tinware
 
tinter
a hairdresser who tints hair
 
toiler
one who works strenuously
 
toll agent
someone employed to collect tolls
 
tool-and-die work
the craft of making special tools and dies
 
topper
a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
 
topper
a worker who makes or adds the top to something
 
touch-typist
a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at the keyboard
 
town clerk
the official who keeps a town's records
 
tracker
someone who tracks down game
 
trade unionist
a worker who belongs to a trade union
 
train dispatcher
a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
 
trainbandsman
a member of a trainband
 
trainbearer
one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion
 
trapper
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
 
trawler
a fisherman who use a trawl net
 
treasurership
the position of treasurer
 
trencher
someone who digs trenches
 
trial judge
a judge in a trial court
 
tribuneship
the position of tribune
 
trier
one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
 
trouble shooter
a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)
 
trustbuster
a federal agent who engages in trust busting
 
trusteeship
the position of trustee
 
tuition
teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
 
turncock
one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off
 
turner
a lathe operator
 
turtler
someone whose occupation is hunting turtles
 
twiner
someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
 
typist
someone paid to operate a typewriter
 
typography
the craft of composing type and printing from it
 
underboss
an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)
 
undertaking
the trade of a funeral director
 
Unknown Soldier
an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial
 
unpaid worker
a person who performs voluntary work
 
upholsterer
a craftsman who upholsters furniture
 
upholstery
the craft of upholstering
 
Uriah
(Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC)
 
usherette
a female usher
 
utility man
a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
 
varnisher
someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish
 
verger
a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
 
vestryman
a man who is a member of a church vestry
 
vestrywoman
a woman who is a member of a church vestry
 
veteran
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
 
vicar-general
(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop
 
vice admiral
an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral
 
vice-presidency
the office and function of a vice president
 
vice-regent
a regent's deputy
 
viceroyship
the position of viceroy
 
vigilance man
member of a vigilance committee
 
vintager
a person who harvests grapes for making wine
 
violin lesson
a lesson in playing the violin
 
vizier
a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
 
viziership
the position of vizier
 
voicer
someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes
 
vulcaniser
someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency
 
Wac
a member of the Women's Army Corps
 
waggoner
the driver of a wagon
 
waggonwright
a wagon maker
 
waitress
a woman waiter
 
walk
careers in general
 
wallah
usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
 
wallpaperer
a worker who papers walls
 
wardenship
the position of warden
 
wardership
the position of warder
 
warehouseman
a workman who manages or works in a warehouse
 
warrant officer
holds rank by virtue of a warrant
 
washer
someone who washes things for a living
 
water boy
an assistant who supplies drinking water
 
water dog
a person who enjoys being in or on the water
 
waterer
someone who waters plants or crops
 
Wave
a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
 
weaver
a craftsman who weaves cloth
 
weaving
creating fabric
 
webmaster
a technician who designs or maintains a website
 
weeder
a farmhand hired to remove weeds
 
weekend warrior
a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends
 
weigher
an official who weighs and records the weight
 
welder
joins pieces of metal by welding them together
 
wetter
a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process
 
whaler
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
 
wheeler
someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
 
whipper-in
huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
 
whole-word method
teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words
 
winder
a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
 
window cleaner
someone who cleans windows for pay
 
window dresser
someone who decorates shop windows
 
window washer
someone who washes windows
 
wine making
the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
 
wing commander
(RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain
 
wingman
the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
 
wiper
a worker who wipes
 
wireman
a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring
 
womanhood
the status of a woman
 
woodcutter
cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
 
woodman
makes things out of wood
 
work load
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
 
working girl
a young woman who is employed
 
working man
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
 
workmate
a fellow worker
 
wrecker
someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
 
wright
someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
 
yachtsman
a person who owns or sails a yacht
 
yard bird
a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
 
yardman
a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
 
yardman
worker in a railway yard