Occupations and Workers

diplomatist
an official engaged in international negotiations
 
mover
workman employed by a moving company
 
quaestor
any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
 
plenipotentiary
a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
 
senatorship
the office of senator
 
rapporteur
a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings
 
calligrapher
someone skilled in penmanship
 
groundskeeper
someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
 
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)
 
flanker
a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
 
salesman
a man salesperson
 
slating
the act of laying slates for a roof
 
free-lance
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
 
sprayer
a worker who applies spray to a surface
 
basketry
the craft of basket making
 
yard bird
a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
 
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
 
managing editor
the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine
 
adjutant general
a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer
 
squire
young nobleman attendant on a knight
 
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