Occupations and Workers

elected official

official who won the office in a free election

 

accountantship

the position of accountant

 

vicar-general

(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop

 

envoy extraordinary

a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

 

sitter

a person who poses for a painter or sculptor

 

employee

a worker who is hired to perform a job

 

Rough Rider

a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)

 

itinerant

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

 

coachbuilder

a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles

 

magistrate

a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

 

oarswoman

a woman oarsman

 

clerkship

the job of clerk

 

famulus

a close attendant (as to a scholar)

 

taxer

a bureaucrat who levies taxes

 

lifeguard

an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents

 

officer

someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

 

hired hand

a hired laborer on a farm or ranch

 

secretaryship

the position of secretary

 

adjutant general

a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer

 

dining-room attendant

someone employed to provide service in a dining room