Many have asked if I was continuing my series on unusual occupations, so I will toss in one this week. EBONITE TURNER: worked with ebonite made combs or ornaments. EARER: one who plowed. EARTH STOPPER: an individual who plugged up animal holes! EGGLER: an egg or poultry dealer ELLERMAN / ELLIMAN: Also known as an oilman, sold lamp oil. EMBOSSER: Carver of designs on materials. EMPRESARIO: a land broker, promoter or showman. ENSIGN: a commissioned officer in the navy. ENUMERATOR: also known as census taker. EREMITE: a hermit ERITE: a heretic ESQUIRE: later a title for a man of standing in society EWE HERD: shepherd EXCHEQUER: revenue collector EXCISEMAN: EYER: man or woman who made eyes in needles used for sewing. FAKER: A photographer's assistant who added color to photographs by hand before color film was available FALCONER: breeder, trainer or one who hunts with hawks FANCY MAN: a pimp FANCY WOMAN: a prostitute FANNER: grain winnower FANWRIGHT: one who made and repaired fans or winnowing baskets FARANDMAN: traveling salesman. FARRIER: horse shoer or blacksmith FEATHER BEATER: washed feathers. FEATHER-DRESSER: cleaned and prepared feathers for sale FEATHERMAN: merchant who sold feathers and plumes FEATHER-WIFE: woman who prepared feathers for use. FEEDER: herdsman FELLER: woodcutter FELL MONGER: one who removed of hair or wool from hides in leather making FELTER: one who worked in the hatting industry FERONER: ironmonger FEVER: blacksmith FEWSTER: made saddletrees FIDDLER: used a small knife called a fiddle to remove the flashing from cast clay forms. FINE DRAWER: a tailor who repaired tears in cloth with invisible mending. FIREBEATER: tended boilers that powered the machinery in a cotton mill FIRST HAND: a silk weaver who had his own loom. FISCERE: fisherman FISH FAG: female fish monger FITTER: coal broker FLAUNER: confectioner FLATMAN / FLOATMAN: navigator of a flat, a broad flat-bottomed boat used for transport. FLAXDRESSER: one who prepared flax prior to spinning FLESHMONGER: butcher or a tannery worker. FLESHEWER: butcher FLOATER: vagrant. FLUSHERMAN: cleaned out water mains FLYCOACHMAN: driver of one-horse carriage hired by the day FLYMAN: driver of a light vehicle hired out for carriage. FOGGER: a peddler or lower class lawyer FOOT MAIDEN: female servant FOOT MAN: servant who ran errands FOOT PAD: a thief. FOOT-POST: mail carrier who traveled on foot. FOOT STRAIGHTENER: assembled watch and clock dials in watchmaking FORESTER: game warden or forest ranger FORGEMAN: blacksmith or assistant FORGER: blacksmith FOSSETMAKER: made faucets for ale-casks, etc FOWER: street cleaner FRAMER: framed houses. FREEDMAN: one released from slavery FREEMASON: stonecutter FRIPPERER: bought and sold old clothes FRISEUR: hair dresser FRUITERER: sold fruit FRUITESTERE: female fruit seller FULKER: pawnbroker FULLER: worker of cloth - shrank, beat and pressed cloth. FURNER : baker FURRIER: made and/or sold furs FUSTIAN WEAVER: made corduroy. GABELER: tax collector GAMESTER: gambler or prostitute GANGSMAN: GANNEKER: tavern keeper GAOLER: jailer GARCIFER: groom; attendant GARLEKMONGER: one who dealt in garlic GAS MANAGER: check for poisonous gas in the coal mines. GATER: watchman GATWARD: goat keeper GAUGER: measured the capacity of imported barrels of liquor in order to calculate the customs duty GELDER: castrated animals, especially horses GEOMETER: skilled in geometry GERUND GRINDER: Latin instructor GILDER: applied gold leaf GINOUR: engineer GIRDLER: leather worker who made girdles and belts, especially for the Army GLASS COACHMAN: drove two-horse carriage hired out for the day GLASSEWRYGHT: made and mended glassware GLAZIER: glass cutter. GLOVER: made or sold gloves GOAT CARRIAGE MAN: drove small passenger carriage GOLDSMITH: maker of gold articles or a banker. GOOSE HERD: tended geese GORZEMAN: sold brooms (gorse). GRACE WIFE: midwife GRAFFER: notary or scrivener GRANGER: farmer GRAZIER: cattle raiser. GREAVE / GRIEVE: bailiff, foreman, sheriff GREEN GROCER: fruit and vegetable seller GREENSMITH: copper or latten worker. GRIMBRIBBER: lawyer GROOVER: miner GROUNDSEL & CHICKWEED SELLER: one who sold on the street common weeds, used to feed pet songbirds GUINEA PIG: a single roving person whose pay was usually a guinea GUMMER: improved old saws by deepening the cuts GYNOUR: engineer (c) Copyright 19 June 2003, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved Col. Sandi Gorin Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin SCKY resource links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html