6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Noun-People

aborigine

native {aborigine}.

accessory person

follower of leader {accessory}.

ace person

maximally skilled person {ace}.

acolyte

follower {acolyte}.

activist

politically active person {activist}.

adjutant

assistant {adjutant}.

adolescent

teenager {adolescent}.

adulterer

married person sexually active with another {adulterer}.

adversary

opponent {adversary}.

aesthete

art appreciating person {aesthete}.

agitator

inciter {agitator, person}.

agnostic

person suspending belief {agnostic}.

alarmist

person alarming others {alarmist}.

albino

person with no skin pigment {albino}.

ally

People {ally} can assist people.

android

robot {android}.

anglophile

person liking things about England {anglophile}.

antichrist

devil {antichrist}.

apologist person

person explaining dogma {apologist}.

apostate

deserter {apostate}.

apple polisher

ingratiating person {apple polisher}.

arbiter

mediator {arbiter}.

archenemy

main enemy {archenemy}.

aristocrat

upper-class person with inherited wealth {aristocrat}.

ascetic

self-denying person {ascetic}.

atheist

non-believer in God {atheist}.

autochthon

aborigine {autochthon}.

autocrat

person exerting his or her power {autocrat}.

automaton

robot {automaton}.

avatar

archetype {avatar}.

babu

sir {babu}.

bacchant

drunkard {bacchant}.

bachelor

college degree holder or unmarried man {bachelor}.

backbencher

low-ranking legislator {backbencher}.

balletomane

ballet lover {balletomane}.

banshee

aggressive woman {banshee}.

barbarian

uncivilized person {barbarian}.

barfly

People {barfly} can frequent bars.

bastard

illegitimately born person {bastard}.

battle-ax

large aggressive woman {battle-ax}.

bawd

prostitute {bawd}.

beachcomber

People {beachcomber} can walk beaches looking for artifacts.

beau

boyfriend {beau}.

benefactor

People {benefactor} can assist others.

best man

assistant to male at wedding {best man}.

betrothed

engaged female {betrothed}.

biddy

hen {biddy}.

big brother

domestic spy agency {big brother}.

bigot

prejudiced person {bigot}.

bigwig

dignitary {bigwig}.

biped

walker using two legs {biped}.

black sheep

prodigal person {black sheep}.

blackguard

immoral person {blackguard}.

bloke

man {bloke}.

blood brother

intimate male friend {blood brother}.

blue blood

aristocrat {blue blood}.

bluenose

puritanical person {bluenose}.

bluestocking

female scholar {bluestocking}.

bogy

evil spirit {bogy} {bogie}.

boor

uncouth person {boor}.

braggart

boaster {braggart}.

brahmin upper class

upper class person {brahmin, aristocrat}.

brass as officer

military officer {brass, army}.

brass hat

high military officer {brass hat}.

brethren

male members of group {brethren}.

bride

female about to marry at wedding {bride}.

bridesmaid

assistant to bride at wedding {bridesmaid}.

brigand

pirate {brigand}.

buccaneer

pirate {buccaneer}.

buck passer

person not taking responsibility {buck passer}.

buffoon

clownishly behaving person {buffoon}.

bumpkin

naive person {bumpkin}.

butterball

fat person {butterball}.

Byronic hero

Drama hero can be moody, alone, sensitive, bold, free, and melancholy {Byronic hero}.

cad

person behaving ungentlemanly {cad}.

camp follower

Women {camp follower} can accompany male groups.

carpetbagger

People {carpetbagger} from another region can enter regions to make money.

cat's-paw

person used by another unwittingly {cat's-paw}.

charlatan

faker {charlatan}.

chauvinist

prejudiced person in favor own group {chauvinist}.

cherub

child with rosy face, or second-ranked angel {cherub}.

churl

rude surly person {churl}.

cipher

unimportant person {cipher}.

clotheshorse

People {clotheshorse} can have many clothes.

cock of the walk

proud person {cock of the walk}.

cockney

lower-class Londoner {cockney}.

codger

eccentric person {codger}.

cohort

companion {cohort}.

colleague

co-worker {colleague}.

colleen

young Irish woman {colleen}.

commoner

non-royal person {commoner}.

communicant

communion receiver {communicant}.

compatriot

fellow patriot {compatriot}.

compeer

peer {compeer}.

confederate

ally {confederate}.

confidant

People {confidant} can receive intimate information.

confrere

brother-like person {confrere}.

conscientious objector

People {conscientious objector} can morally oppose being soldiers.

coquette

flirt {coquette}.

coreligionist

same-religion person {coreligionist}.

correspondent

letter writer {correspondent}.

cosmopolite

cosmopolitan person {cosmopolite}.

coxcomb

fop {coxcomb}.

cracker person

low-class farmer {cracker, person}.

crank person

irritable person {crank, person}.

cream puff person

timid person {cream puff, person}.

cretin

stupid person {cretin}.

crone

witch-like woman {crone}.

cuckold

man whose wife is unfaithful {cuckold}.

curmudgeon

blustery person {curmudgeon}.

cynic person

People {cynic} can believe that people always act selfishly.

damsel

young woman {damsel}.

dandy

fop {dandy}.

deadbeat

debt non-repayer or lazy person {deadbeat}.

decedent

dead person {decedent}.

deity

god {deity}.

demagogue

leader arousing emotions and prejudices {demagogue}.

demigod

god-like person {demigod}.

dependent

person from whom another person pays expenses {dependent}.

derelict person

People {derelict, person} can act irresponsibly.

deserter

Soldiers {deserter} can leave without intending to come back.

despot

tyrant {despot}.

devil's advocate

People {devil's advocate} can argue the opposite for sake of argument.

dignitary

official {dignitary}.

dike person

lesbian {dike, person}.

displaced person

person forced to leave his or her country {displaced person} (DP).

dissident

disagreer {dissident}.

dog in the manger

person out of favor {dog in the manger}.

dolt

stupid person {dolt}.

doormat

timid person {doormat}.

dotard

stupid person {dotard}.

dowager

widowed aristocrat {dowager}.

drone person

lazy person {drone, lazy}.

drudge

dull person {drudge}.

dude

city-dweller at ranch or farm {dude}.

eager beaver

enthusiastic worker {eager beaver}.

eccentric person

oddly behaving person {eccentric}.

egoist

People can think mainly about self {egoist}.

egotist

conceited person {egotist}.

elf

small magical person {elf}.

epicure

person knowledgeable about food and drink {epicure}.

epigone

creative-person imitator or follower {epigone}.

exemplar

person setting example {exemplar}.

exile

person sent out of his or her country {exile}.

exponent as person

explainer {exponent, person}.

extrovert

outgoing person {extrovert}.

faerie

fairy {faerie}.

fall guy

People {fall guy} can receive blame for actions they did not do.

family man

Fathers {family man} can put his family first.

fancier

People {fancier} can like specific objects.

fashion plate

well-dressed person {fashion plate}.

favorite son

A person {favorite son} from a state can receive state-delegation votes.

fellow traveler

communist sympathizer {fellow traveler}.

figurehead

puppet {figurehead}.

firebrand

agitator {firebrand}.

flunky

lackey {flunky}.

fold group

group {fenced enclosure} {fold}.

fop

dandy {fop}.

forebear

ancestor {forebear}.

foundling

abandoned child {foundling}.

four-flusher

bluffer {four-flusher}.

freebooter

pirate {freebooter}.

freethinker

People {freethinker} can reject religious doctrine.

gadfly

provocative person {gadfly}.

gamin

homeless boy {gamin}.

gastronome

People {gastronome} can appreciate and know good food.

gentile

non-Jew {gentile, non-Jew}.

ghoul

ghost {ghoul}.

gigolo

Men {gigolo} can please older women for money.

godfather

Men {godfather} can care for children or community.

godhead

god {godhead}.

gold digger

Women {gold digger} can want only money from men.

golem

Living beings {golem} can have no soul or be unable to speak. In Talmud, Adam was a golem before receiving a soul. A 17th-century myth was the Golem of Prague. Golem also means shapeless or not completely formed thing.

gourmand

People {gourmand} can enjoy good food.

goy

gentile {goy}.

guttersnipe

homeless poor child {guttersnipe}.

half-brother

man born to non-mother spouse of one's parent {half-brother}.

half-sister

woman born to non-mother spouse of one's parent {half-sister}.

harpy

shrew {harpy}.

harridan

Women {harridan} can speak harshly.

harrier

harasser {harrier}.

hatchet man

People {hatchet man} can do jobs too unpleasant for others.

hayseed

rube {hayseed}.

headliner

star {headliner}.

heathen

not Jew, Christian, or Muslim {heathen}.

heel

dishonorable man {heel}.

heir

People {heir} can be in line to inherit.

heir apparent

People {heir apparent} can be inline to succeed a leader.

hellcat

wild woman {hellcat}.

hellion

wild woman {hellion}.

heretic

non-believer in orthodoxy {heretic}.

hick

rube {hick}.

his nibs

self-important person {his nibs}.

huckster

peddler or advertisement writer {huckster}.

humanist

humane person {humanist}.

hussy

immoral woman {hussy}.

hypocrite

People {hypocrite} can proclaim something but do the opposite.

idolater

devotee {idolater}.

incendiary

agitator {incendiary}.

incumbent

current officeholder {incumbent}.

infidel

person with no or different religion {infidel}.

interlocutor

questioner {interlocutor}.

interloper

intruder {interloper}.

intermediary

mediator {intermediary}.

interrogator

questioner {interrogator}.

isolationist

People {isolationist} can want nation not to participate in international affairs.

issei

first-generation Japanese immigrants {issei}.

jezebel

wicked woman {jezebel}.

kingmaker

People {kingmaker} can influence who becomes political leader.

knave

ignoble man {knave}.

knickerbocker

New York City resident {knickerbocker}.

la poete maudit

Poet can have too much sensitivity and imagination {la poete maudit}.

lackey

servile person {lackey}.

ladies' man

Men {ladies' man} can dress and speak to please women.

layman

not clergyman {layman}.

lecher

sexually active man {lecher}.

leftist

socialist {leftist}.

legman

People {legman} can do project legwork.

leper

Behavior or appearance can cause others to avoid people {leper}, or people can have leprosy.

leprechaun

Irish elf {leprechaun}.

lesbian

Women {lesbian} can prefer sexual activity with females.

lessee

rent payer {lessee}.

lessor

rent collector {lessor}.

libertarian

People {libertarian} can believe in personal freedom for most situations.

libertine

promiscuous person {libertine}.

litigant

person in lawsuit {litigant}.

lothario

seducer {lothario}.

lout

stupid uncivilized person {lout}.

luminary

important person {luminary}.

maid of honor

An unmarried woman {maid of honor} assists bride at weddings.

malcontent

discontented person {malcontent}.

malefactor

People {malefactor} can intend evil toward another.

mark person

People {mark, person} can bet foolishly.

martinet

People {martinet} can insist on discipline.

martyr

People {martyr} can die for causes.

masher

sexually aggressive man {masher}.

mate person

Australian buddy {mate}.

maverick person

People {maverick} can think or act differently than others.

migrant

People {migrant} can work in a succession of places.

milksop

timid man or boy {milksop}.

minion

dependent {minion}.

minx

coquette {minx}.

misanthrope

People {misanthrope} can dislike people.

miscreant

villain {miscreant}.

mogul

business leader {mogul}.

moppet

child {moppet}.

mossback

conservative {mossback}.

mountebank

charlatan trickster or joker {mountebank}.

mouthpiece person

People {mouthpiece, person} can speak for another.

mugwump

People {mugwump} can be too independent and self-respecting.

mulatto

People {mulatto} can have a black parent and a white parent.

mummy

preserved dead person {mummy}.

muscovite

Moscow resident {muscovite}.

muse person

People {muse, person} can inspire.

nabob

wealthy or important person {nabob}.

nationalist

People {nationalist} can believe that nation should pursue its self-interest.

nazi

national socialist {nazi}.

nightrider

klansman {nightrider}.

nisei

second-generation Japanese in America {nisei}.

nomad

People {nomad} can travel with whole household among regions.

nonage

minority {nonage}.

nymph

young woman {nymph}.

octogenarian

person in their eighties {octogenarian}.

octoroon

People {octoroon} can have a white parent and a quadroon parent or white grandparent and seven black grandparents.

ofay

white person {ofay}.

ogre

cruel person {ogre}.

old school

person with traditional values {old school person}.

opposite number

People {opposite number} can have the same position in another organization.

pachuco

Mexican-American teenage gangster {pachuco}.

pacifist

People {pacifist} can be always against war.

pagan

heathen {pagan}.

papist

Catholic {papist}.

papoose

baby held in carrier by native {papoose}.

paragon

excellence model {paragon}.

paramour

lover {paramour}.

past master

long-time master {past master}.

patron person

organization supporter {patron}.

pauper

poor person {pauper}.

pedant

People {pedant} can speak like books.

pederast

Men {pederast} can commit sodomy with boys.

peer person

same-rank or same-accomplishment person {peer}.

pensioner

retired person {pensioner}.

pessimist

People {pessimist} can believe that bad outcomes will usually happen.

philistine

Art can have no effect on some people {philistine}.

pickaninny

black child {pickaninny}.

piker

Gamblers {piker} can bet only small amounts.

pilgrim

People {pilgrim} can travel to religious sites.

pioneer

People {pioneer} can be first to settle regions.

pip

good person {pip}.

polemicist

People {polemicist} can promulgate arguments.

poltroon

coward {poltroon}.

popinjay

vain talker {popinjay}.

populist

People {populist} can favor common people and/or their supposed ideas over wealthy or scholarly people.

poseur

People {poseur} can want to impress others.

pretender

People {pretender} can think that he or she can defeat or replace champion or leader.

prig

smug and small-minded person {prig}.

proband

People with disease can lead doctor to test other family members {proband}.

progenitor

ancestor {progenitor}.

progeny

offspring {progeny}.

proponent

advocate {proponent}.

prospect person

prospective customer {prospect, person}.

publican

tavern drinker {publican}.

pundit

wit {pundit}.

purist

People {purist} can insist on following defined rules.

pygmy

short slight human {pygmy}.

quadroon

People can have one white grandparent and three black grandparents {quadroon}.

quisling

traitor {quisling}.

racist

prejudiced person {racist}.

rake person

immoral man {rake, person}.

realist

not idealist {realist}.

recluse

People {recluse} can stay away from public.

recreant

coward {recreant}.

redneck

south USA white laborer {redneck}.

reprobate

immoral person {reprobate}.

rounder

professional poker player {rounder}.

roustabout

unskilled laborer {roustabout}.

royalist

People {royalist} can be loyal to king.

rube

simple-minded person {rube}.

sad sack

mistake-prone person {sad sack}.

sage person

wise person {sage, person}.

sansei

third-generation Japanese immigrants {sansei}.

savant

person knowing subject {savant}.

scapegrace

irresponsible person {scapegrace}.

scaramouch

boastful coward {scaramouch}.

scion

heir {scion}.

scourge

People {scourge} can cause widespread harm.

seer

prophet {seer}.

septuagenarian

person in his or her seventies {septuagenarian}.

shade

ghost {shade, ghost}.

sharp

cheater {sharp}.

shrew person

shrill ill-tempered woman {shrew, woman}.

shyster

tricky lawyer {shyster}.

sibling

brother or sister {sibling} (sib).

silk-stocking

aristocrat {silk-stocking}.

skeptic

People {skeptic} can doubt and question.

sluggard

slow person {sluggard}.

slyboots

sly person {slyboots}.

snake in the grass

sneaky person {snake in the grass}.

sob sister

crybaby {sob sister}.

social climber

People can want to be in higher social classes {social climber}.

sophist

questionably reasoning person {sophist}.

sophisticate

knowledgeable person {sophisticate}.

sot

drunk {sot}.

soul mate

intimate {soul mate}.

sounding board person

People {sounding board, person} can listen to other's ideas.

southpaw

lefthander {southpaw}.

specter

ghost {specter}.

spinster

old unmarried woman {spinster}.

spitfire

abusive woman {spitfire}.

sport person

People {sport, person} can like to play.

sprite

elf or pixie {sprite}.

squaw

native woman {squaw}.

starveling

starving person {starveling}.

stick-in-the-mud

stodgy conservative {stick-in-the-mud}.

stickler

People {stickler} can follow rules and insist that others do so.

stooge

person used by another {stooge}.

stool pigeon

police informer or spy {stool pigeon}.

street arab

city-street child {street arab}.

stripling

adolescent {stripling}.

strumpet

prostitute {strumpet}.

stud person

attractive man {stud, man}.

stuffed shirt

pompous person {stuffed shirt}.

subject person

person ruled by king {subject, monarchy}.

subteen

pre-adolescent {subteen}.

suckling mammal

not yet weaned mammal {suckling}.

suffragette

Women {suffragette} can agitate for right to vote.

suitor

Men {suitor} can want to marry a woman.

supernumerary

extra {supernumerary}.

supplicant

supplicating person {suppliant} {supplicant}.

swain

country boy or boyfriend {swain}.

swell

dandy {swell}.

sybarite

voluptuary {sybarite}.

sycophant

flatterer and attendant {sycophant}.

sylph

slender graceful young woman {sylph}.

tenant

renter {tenant}.

termagant

shrewish woman {termagant}.

tinhorn

person unable to enforce his will {tinhorn}.

towhead

blond-haired person {towhead}.

traditionalist

People {traditionalist} can follow traditions.

trencherman

eater {trencherman}.

troglodyte

caveman {troglodyte}.

troll

Scandinavian cave dweller or dweller under bridges {troll} can have magical powers.

turncoat

People {turncoat} can switch loyalties.

tyrant

despot {tyrant}.

tyro

sophomore {tyro}.

vagrant

homeless person or public nuisance {vagrant}.

varlet

scoundrel {varlet}.

vegetable

brain dead {vegetable}.

vegetarian

People {vegetarian} can eat only fruits and vegetables.

villain

People {villain} can intend to harm another.

virago

harsh woman {virago}.

virgin person

Women {virgin} can have never had sexual intercourse.

visionary

prophet {visionary}.

visitant

guest {visitant}.

vixen

evil bad-tempered woman {vixen}.

voluptuary

sensuous person {voluptuary}.

voyeur

People {voyeur} can secretly observe sexual events or objects.

wag

wit {wag}.

waif

homeless abandoned child {waif}.

wallflower person

timid person {wallflower, person}.

ward person

person under guardian or court {ward}.

war-horse

experienced person {war-horse}.

water rat

People {water rat} can love to swim.

wench

young woman {wench}.

werewolf

People {werewolf} can change into wolves.

wetback

Illegal immigrants can cross through water {wetback}.

whipping boy

scapegoat {whipping boy}.

widower

man whose wife died {widower}.

wisenheimer

wisecracker {wisenheimer}.

wraith

ghost {wraith}.

xenophobe

nationalist {xenophobe}.

yahoo

brute {yahoo}.

yes-man

People {yes-man} can always agree with another.

zealot

People {zealot} can have devotion to a cause.

6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Noun-People-Profession

abbe

abbot {abbé}.

abbess

female abbot {abbess}.

abbot

church or monastery leader {abbot}.

academician

professor {academician}.

accountant

business record keeper {accountant}.

acrobat

gymnast {acrobat}.

aide

assistant {aide, assistant}.

alderman

church official {alderman}.

ambassador

permanent diplomatic-mission leader {ambassador}.

anchorite

religious hermit {anchorite}.

anchorman

news reader {anchorman} {anchorwoman}.

antiquarian

historian {antiquarian}.

apothecary

pharmacist {apothecary}.

apprentice

student of tradesman {apprentice}.

archbishop

church official {archbishop}.

archduke

duke {archduke}.

architect

building designer {architect}.

artisan

skilled worker {artisan}.

assistant professor

beginning professor {assistant professor}.

associate professor

middle-stage professor {associate professor}.

atheling

Anglo-Saxon prince {atheling}.

attorney general

highest lawyer {attorney general}.

bard

Writers can be great poets {bard}.

barker

circus announcer {barker}.

baron nobleman

male low-level nobility {baron, noble}.

beadle

minor church official {beadle}.

beautician

People {beautician} can beautify others.

beefeater

English royal guardsman {beefeater}.

bellboy

hotel baggage carrier {bellboy}.

bey

Ottoman governor, Egyptian official, or Tunisian king {bey}.

bishop

high church official {bishop}.

blacksmith

iron wright or manual iron worker {blacksmith} {smith} {smithy}.

boatswain

ship deck officer {boatswain} {bosun}.

bobby policeman

policeman {bobby}.

boilermaker

iron worker {boilermaker}.

boniface

innkeeper, hotel manager, nightclub owner, or restaurateur {boniface}.

bookmaker

bet arranger {bookmaker} {bookie}.

bootblack

shoe shiner {bootblack}.

bouncer

People {bouncer} can evict unruly patrons.

brazier

brass worker {brazier}.

broker

securities-trade arranger {broker}.

bursar

treasurer {bursar}.

busboy

People {busboy} can remove dirty dishes at restaurants.

cabin boy

captain's young servant {cabin boy}.

caddie person

person carrying golf bag for another {caddie, golf}.

caesar ruler

ruler {caesar}.

call girl

high-class prostitute {call girl}.

captain

middle-ranking military officer {captain}.

chamberlain

royal minister {chamberlain}.

chancellor leader

non-profit-institution leader {chancellor}.

chancellor of exchequer

treasurer {chancellor of the exchequer}.

chandler

dealer {chandler}.

chaplain

minister to military or lay group {chaplain}.

charwoman

cleaning woman {charwoman}.

chiropractor

back doctor {chiropractor}.

chorine

chorus member {chorine}.

civil engineer

house, road, and other public-work designer {civil engineer}.

clergyman

low church official {clergyman}.

cleric

priest {cleric}.

clinician

doctor {clinician}.

clothier

clothing seller {clothier}.

cobbler person

shoemaker {cobbler, shoe}.

collier

coal miner {collier}.

commissar

communist official {commissar}.

comptroller

financial official {comptroller}.

concertmaster

first violinist {concertmaster}.

concubine

female sex partner {concubine}.

confessor

Priests {confessor} can listen to confessions.

conservator

guardian {conservator}.

consort

ruler's spouse {consort}.

constable

sheriff {constable}.

controller finance

financial official {controller}.

coolie

indentured worker {coolie}.

copyboy

Young people {copyboy} can carry copy around newsrooms.

copyreader

People {copyreader} can proofread.

counselor psychologist

psychologist {counselor, psychologist}.

county agent

Public officials {county agent} can help farmers.

courier

deliverer {courier}.

courtesan

high-class prostitute {courtesan}.

courtier

court attendant {courtier}.

couturier

clothing designer {couturier}.

coxswain

boat steerer {coxswain}.

croupier

dice game manager {croupier}.

crown prince

man in line to throne {crown prince}.

curate

church official {curate}.

curator

art museum collection manager {curator}.

cure

parish priest {curé}.

custodian

janitor {custodian}.

dauphin

French king's oldest son {dauphin}.

day laborer

unskilled laborer {day laborer}.

deacon

low church official or layman assisting minister {deacon}.

dean

faculty administrator senior group member {dean}.

delegate

elected representative {delegate}.

deputy

authorized assistant {deputy}.

dick

detective {dick}.

disciple

follower {disciple}.

divine person

clergyman {divine}.

docent

part-time teacher {docent}.

domestic

servant {domestic}.

draftsman

drawer {draftsman}.

druid

Celtic priest {druid}.

drum major

marching-band leader {drum major}.

duchess person

high female nobility {duchess, person}.

duke

high male nobility {duke}.

earl

middle male nobility {earl}.

ecdysiast

exotic dancer {ecdysiast}.

elder person

lay church official {elder, person}.

elector

voter in assembly {elector}.

emissary

government agent sent to another country {emissary}.

emperor

ruler of more than one state {emperor}.

engineer

civil, electrical, chemical, or mechanical work designer {engineer}.

envoy person

government agent sent to another country {envoy, person}.

equestrian

horse rider {equestrian}.

escort

person accompanying another {escort}.

esquire

person with rank just below knight {esquire}.

executive person

administrator {executive}.

extern

People {extern} can work for organizations outside regular locations.

factotum

employee with many tasks {factotum}.

fakir

People {fakir} can perform to receive money.

fellah

Arab peasant {fellah}.

fellow person

scholarly-group member {fellow}.

flak person

advertising or marketing person {flak, person}.

flapper

jazz-age woman {flapper}.

flatfoot

detective {flatfoot}.

footman

servant {footman}.

friar

monk {friar}.

front man

business representative {front man}.

functionary

official {functionary}.

furrier

fur seller {furrier}.

gaffer old person

electrician or old person {gaffer, old person}.

general practitioner

doctor {general practitioner} (GP).

glazier

glass worker {glazier}.

gob

sailor {gob}.

goon

thug {goon}.

governess

Women {governess} can teach wealthy-people's children.

governor person

state or province leader {governor, leader}.

grandee

noble {grandee}.

gumshoe

detective {gumshoe}.

gun moll

Women {gun moll} can accompany gangsters during crimes.

haberdasher

men's clothes and accessory seller {haberdasher}.

hack person

taxi driver {hack, person}.

hacker

Persons {hacker, person} can explore boundaries of what is possible in computing.

ham person

actor or amateur radio operator {ham, person}.

handler

Persons can schedule other-person's work {handler}.

handmaiden

noblewoman's woman servant {handmaiden}.

harlequin clown

clown {harlequin}.

harlot

prostitute {harlot}.

henchman

partner in crime {henchman}.

highwayman person

roadside robber {highwayman}.

hireling

mercenary {hireling}.

hoofer

dancer {hoofer}.

hooker

prostitute {hooker}.

hostler

Locomotive operators {hostler} can work only in local yards.

housemother

Women {housemother} can supervise dormitories.

informant

People {informant} can impart information.

in-patient

hospital patient {in-patient}.

inquisitor

questioner from authority {inquisitor}.

intern

student worker {intern}.

internist

post-graduate medical worker {internist}.

jester

court humorist {jester}.

jobber

Job lot buyer sells for installation {jobber}.

joiner

furniture and cabinet maker {joiner}.

journeyman

master tradesman working for another {journeyman}.

knight

armored horsemen {knight}.

knight-errant

wandering knight {knight-errant}.

lady-in-waiting

Noblewomen {lady-in-waiting} can attend queens or princesses.

lama

Tibetan or Mongolian monk {lama}.

lapidary

mineralologist {lapidary}.

legate

emissary {legate}.

librettist

libretto writer {librettist}.

licentiate

People {licentiate} can have obtained licenses.

liege person

vassal or lord {liege}.

limey

British sailor {limey}.

loan shark

Lenders {loan shark} can charge high interest and demand payment.

longshoreman

dockworker {longshoreman}.

lord person

feudal estate owner {lord}.

lord chancellor

highest chancellor {lord chancellor}.

lyricist

People {lyricist} can write lyrics.

madam

Women {madam} can have prostitution businesses.

magdalen

former prostitute {magdalen} {magdalene}.

magistrate

law administrator {magistrate}.

magnate

important or rich businessman {magnate, businessman}.

maid-in-waiting

Unmarried noblewomen {maid-in-waiting} can attend queens or princesses.

majordomo

headwaiter {majordomo}.

mammy

nursemaid {mammy}.

mandarin person

high public official {mandarin}.

marchese

marquis {marchese}.

marchioness

marquise {marchioness}.

margrave

state ruler {margrave}.

mariner

sailor {mariner}.

marshal

People {marshal} can execute court orders.

mason

bricklayer or concrete worker {mason} {masonry}.

matador

bullfighter {matador, bullfighter}.

matriarch

family or clan female leader {matriarch}.

matron

elderly dignified woman {matron}.

medical examiner

Doctors {medical examiner} can examine bodies for causes of death.

medium person

spiritualist {medium}.

mendicant

beggar or poor friar {mendicant}.

mentor

teacher and encourager {mentor}.

messiah

savior {messiah}.

middleman

intermediary for sale {middleman}.

midshipman

sailor {midshipman} {middy}.

midwife

Women {midwife} can aid baby delivery.

miller

grain grinder {miller}.

milliner

cloth seller {milliner}.

moderator

People {moderator} can mediate debates or conferences.

moll

Women {moll} can accompany gangsters.

monger

seller {monger}.

monitor person

People {monitor, person} can control other's movements in areas, or screens can allow monitoring.

mortician

funeral parlor owner {mortician}.

mullah

Muslim religion and law teacher {mullah}.

mummer

masked dancer {mummer}.

nanny person

Women {nanny} can care for wealthy parents' children.

nark

narcotics agent {nark}.

naturalist

People {naturalist} can observe and study nature.

necromancer

predictor of future and communer with dead {necromancer}.

neophyte

beginner {neophyte}.

novice

beginner or person training to take religious vows {novice} {novitiate}.

nun

woman in religious order {nun}.

nuncio

papal representative {nuncio}.

officiary

official {officiary}.

ombudsman

People {ombudsman} can act on citizen complaints.

optician

People {optician} can measure for and sell glasses.

oracle

prophet {oracle}.

orator

formal speaker {orator}.

out-patient

person has procedure in hospital but does not stay {out-patient}.

outrider

horse riding attendant {outrider}.

overlord

region controller {overlord}.

page

messenger or errand person {page}.

paladin

knight-like person {paladin}.

pallbearer

casket carrier {pallbearer}.

panderer

liaison for sexual encounters {panderer}.

panjandrum

dignitary {panjandrum}.

parliamentarian

legislator {parliamentarian}.

parson person

minister {parson}.

pastor

minister {pastor}.

patriarch

family or clan male leader {patriarch}.

patron saint

saint for activity or entity {patron saint}.

pawnbroker

People {pawnbroker} can loan or give money in exchange for keeping goods.

pedagogue

schoolteacher {pedagogue}.

peon

unskilled laborer {peon}.

pharaoh

Egyptian king more than 2300 years ago {pharaoh}.

pharmacist

People {pharmacist} can formulate and dispense drugs.

pickup

prostitute {pickup}.

piece person

woman {piece}.

pimp

Men {pimp} can schedule prostitutes.

pitchman

People {pitchman} can appear in advertisements.

plainclothesman

non-uniformed on-duty policeman {plainclothesman}.

playwright

People {playwright} can write dramas.

pledge person

prospective fraternity member {pledge, person}.

plenipotentiary

government representative {plenipotentiary}.

poet laureate

official poet {poet laureate}.

pontiff

pope {pontiff}.

postillion

Rider can guide horses pulling carriage {postillion}.

postmaster

post office administrator {postmaster} {postmaster general}.

postulant

People {postulant} {pre-novice} can prepare to become novices.

potentate

powerful person {potentate}.

potter

clay worker {potter}.

practical nurse

Licensed nurses {practical nurse} can practice under registered nurses or physicians.

preceptor

teacher {preceptor}.

prefect

high official {prefect}.

prelate

bishop or high church official {prelate}.

premier

government leader in parliamentary systems {premier}.

prexy

president {prexy}.

prince consort

queen's husband {prince consort}.

proctor

exam supervisor {proctor}.

procurator

Roman provincial official {procurator} handled finances and emperor's estates.

procurer

pimp {procurer}.

promoter person

People {promoter, person} can stage productions.

purser

Ship officers {purser} can handle money.

queen ruler

woman {queen}.

raconteur

storyteller {raconteur}.

realtor

real estate broker {realtor}.

rector

parish priest, or school principal or headmaster {rector}.

redcap

porter {redcap}.

regent

board member {regent}.

registered nurse

Nurses {registered nurse} can practice independently.

registrar

official recorder {registrar}.

restaurateur

restaurant owner {restaurateur}.

rhetorician

People {rhetorician} can study and use rhetoric.

royalty

noble person {royalty}.

sacristan

Sexton or assistant at liturgy handles vessels and vestments {sacristan}.

saddler

horse-equipment seller {saddler}.

salutatorian

People {salutatorian} can give the greeting at meetings.

satrap

Governors {satrap} can be responsible only to king.

sawyer

wood sawer {sawyer}.

scop

Medieval writers can be bards {scop}.

scribe

writer or copyist {scribe}.

scrub

reserve player {scrub}.

scullion

dishwasher {scullion}.

seabee

USA navy construction engineer {seabee}.

second in dueling

People {second, dueling} can assist duelists.

second-story man

house robber {second-story man}.

selectman

New England town official {selectman}.

serf

peasant {serf}.

sergeant at arms

Officials {sergeant at arms} can keep order in courts or assemblies.

servitor

attendant {servitor}.

sexton

church caretaker {sexton}.

shaman

magician {shaman}.

shamus

detective {shamus}.

sharecropper

Tenant farmers {sharecropper} can pay rent in crops.

sheik

Arab leader {sheik}.

shill

swindler's accomplice {shill}.

shipfitter

ship building worker {shipfitter}.

shogun

Japanese first commander {shogun}.

shop steward

union member selected to represent workers {shop steward}.

sibyl

Prophetess {sibyl} was at Delphi.

sideman

musician {sideman}.

signatory

signer {signatory}.

sire

father or lord {sire}.

skycap

porter {skycap}.

slattern

prostitute {slattern}.

sleuth

detective {sleuth}.

solon person

senator {solon}.

sorcerer

wizard {sorcerer}.

sovereign king

king {sovereign, king}.

spelunker

rock hunter {spelunker}.

squatter

People {squatter} with no title can settle on land.

squire person

noble attendant to knight {squire, person}.

steam fitter

heating, ventilation, and cooling system installer and repairer {steam fitter}.

steeplejack

People {steeplejack} can work on high structures.

stevedore

dockworker {stevedore}.

steward

household manager for estate {steward}.

stonemason

stone layer or wall builder {stonemason}.

straight man

comedian's foil {straight man}.

straw boss

foreman or temporary boss {straw boss}.

streetwalker

prostitute {streetwalker}.

stylite

Christian ascetics {stylite} lived on pillars.

subaltern

secondary-rank person {subaltern}.

surgeon

Physicians {surgeon} can be skilled in cutting and sewing tissue.

sutler

Suppliers {sutler} can get provisions for regiments.

swab person

sailor {swab, sailor}.

swami

Hindu yogi {swami}.

swashbuckler

pirate or flamboyant man {swashbuckler}.

sweep

chimney sweeper {sweep}.

syndic

syndicate member {syndic}.

tart person

prostitute {tart, prostitute}.

taxi dancer

Dancers {taxi dancer} can receive customers' money to dance with them.

teamster

commercial driver {teamster}.

teller

money handler at bank {teller}.

tetrarch

secondary ruler or ruler of one-fourth of nation {tetrarch}.

thane

Anglo-Saxon lords {thane}.

theoretician

People {theoretician} can study and work on theories.

thespian

actor {thespian}.

third party

Disinterested persons {third party} can help two parties transact business.

tinker

People {tinker} can curiously modify machinery or objects, or be metal-item repairers.

toastmaster

People {toastmaster} can introduce speakers and propose toasts at meetings.

toreador

bullfighter {toreador}.

torero

matador or assistant {torero}.

tout person

horserace information giver {tout, person}.

tragedian

actor in tragedies {tragedian} {tragedienne}.

trollop

prostitute {trollop}.

truant officer

Officials {truant officer} can apprehend students absent from school without permission.

typesetter

compositor {typesetter}.

typographer

compositor {typographer}.

understudy

Actors {understudy} can be ready to assume roles in case of incapacity.

underwriter

People {underwriter} can supply finances for activities or businesses.

usurer

high-interest-rate lender {usurer}.

valedictorian

People {valedictorian} can give farewell speeches.

valet

People {valet} can perform personal services.

valetudinarian

Sick persons {valetudinarian} can think only about their health.

ventriloquist

People {ventriloquist} can speak for a dummy.

veterinarian

animal doctor {veterinarian}.

vicar

Anglican clergymen {vicar} can lead parishes.

vicegerent

Rulers can claim to represent God {vicegerent}, or people can be substitutes.

viceroy

Governors {viceroy} can represent king.

vigilante

People {vigilante} can hunt suspected criminals without authorization.

vintner

winemaker {vintner}.

viscount

count's son or younger brother {viscount}.

vizier

prime minister {vizier}.

votary

sworn to worship or serve {votary}.

wainwright

wagon builder {wainwright}.

ward heeler

local politician {ward heeler}.

warden

prison administrator {warden}.

warlock

witch {warlock}.

wet nurse

Women {wet nurse} can nurse babies for mothers.

wildcatter

People {wildcatter} can drill for oil on speculation.

yeoman person

assistant to dignitary {yeoman}.

yogi

Hindu meditation practitioner {yogi}.

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