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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