Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783
Dictionary A-K
Guild's Dictionary of Colonial Arts and Trades
Compiled from various list and records on Colonial Trades & Occupations
Updated May 2011
Updated May 2011
The Guild's Dictionary is the official guide to the trade terms and definitions acceptable for membership in this society. Proof of trade must be submitted based on the terms used in this dictionary. While other dictionaries may have additional definitions or differing definitions, for the purposes of the Guild, this is the official guide.
The society welcomes the discovery of new trade terms and definitions. Please submit all suggested trades/definitions to the Registrar General in writing, with a duplicate copy to the President General, prior to submitting any papers. It is at the discretion of the Guild's Executive Council as to whether a new term/definition will be added to the Guild's Dictionary.
This online Dictionary will be updated periodically. Each member is given a complimentary, hard copy booklet of the Guild's Dictionary of Arts and Trades and Minor Guild Trade List with their new member packet.
The society welcomes the discovery of new trade terms and definitions. Please submit all suggested trades/definitions to the Registrar General in writing, with a duplicate copy to the President General, prior to submitting any papers. It is at the discretion of the Guild's Executive Council as to whether a new term/definition will be added to the Guild's Dictionary.
This online Dictionary will be updated periodically. Each member is given a complimentary, hard copy booklet of the Guild's Dictionary of Arts and Trades and Minor Guild Trade List with their new member packet.
Guild's Rule --- one trade, per paper, per ancestor, per member.
No exceptions.
Clarification of various terms often used to describe the artisan practice
Apprentice = one who is bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade
Prentis = used as an abbreviation for apprentice
Artificer = = highly respected skilled or artistic worker or craftsman or one who makes or contrives (not to be confused with an artificer, one who is skilled only as a metal worker)
Journeyman = one who has served an apprenticeship, mastered craft, no longer bound to serve for years but is hired day by day.
Bondman = a person bonded to a master for the purpose of learning a skill or trade
Master = a skilled workman or one in business on his own
Occupier = a tradesman
Tradesman = a shopkeeper or skilled craftsman or "monger"
Wright = a skilled worker in various trades, i.e. shipwright, wheelwright, cartwright, etc.
Artisan = craftsman
Prentis = used as an abbreviation for apprentice
Artificer = = highly respected skilled or artistic worker or craftsman or one who makes or contrives (not to be confused with an artificer, one who is skilled only as a metal worker)
Journeyman = one who has served an apprenticeship, mastered craft, no longer bound to serve for years but is hired day by day.
Bondman = a person bonded to a master for the purpose of learning a skill or trade
Master = a skilled workman or one in business on his own
Occupier = a tradesman
Tradesman = a shopkeeper or skilled craftsman or "monger"
Wright = a skilled worker in various trades, i.e. shipwright, wheelwright, cartwright, etc.
Artisan = craftsman
Minor Guild Trade ~ Explanation and legend
"For our purposes" in the Guild, all trades have been divided into six groups of like-trades, which are referred to as the Six Minor Guilds. These Minor Guild Trades (MGT) are for the use of this Society only and do not refer or relate outside this organization. They are simply a way to organize the many Colonial trades the Society recognizes and to create a fun and interactive approach to the way this Society does business. In the Dictionary, each trade term and definition is followed by the code denoting which Minor Guild Trade it has been assigned.
Members are provided a Minor Guild Trade charm with their purchase of the large society insignia. The icon on this charm depicts which MGT their original ancestor's trade falls under. The Society insignia was specifically designed with a top bar to display one of each of the six charms. Members may or may not challenge themselves to prove an additional supplemental ancestor in each of the Six Minor Guilds. Those members that do so, are thereafter referred to as a Master Guilder. A member may also continue to prove additional ancestral supplements and work toward additional Master Guilder sets.
All members are encouraged to submit supplemental papers whether they reach Master Guilder status or not. Honoring one's ancestors is the focus of this Society. The Guild has made a commitment to publish a Society Lineage Book. This publication will show the lineages of all members/original ancestors and supplemental lineages.
A = ARTS - those in the field of music, drama and literature; artists who created by painting, sculpting, engraving, carving, etc.; those who designed or used their intellect to invent or create.
P = PROVISIONS - those who dealt with items such as edibles, potables, soap, wax, etc.
S = SMITHS - those who worked with metals
T = TEXTILES - those who worked with fabrics, natural fibers, leather, clay, etc.
TR = TRADES - those who sold or brokered goods
W = WRIGHTS - those who worked with wood, stone, brick, glass, etc.
Members are provided a Minor Guild Trade charm with their purchase of the large society insignia. The icon on this charm depicts which MGT their original ancestor's trade falls under. The Society insignia was specifically designed with a top bar to display one of each of the six charms. Members may or may not challenge themselves to prove an additional supplemental ancestor in each of the Six Minor Guilds. Those members that do so, are thereafter referred to as a Master Guilder. A member may also continue to prove additional ancestral supplements and work toward additional Master Guilder sets.
All members are encouraged to submit supplemental papers whether they reach Master Guilder status or not. Honoring one's ancestors is the focus of this Society. The Guild has made a commitment to publish a Society Lineage Book. This publication will show the lineages of all members/original ancestors and supplemental lineages.
A = ARTS - those in the field of music, drama and literature; artists who created by painting, sculpting, engraving, carving, etc.; those who designed or used their intellect to invent or create.
P = PROVISIONS - those who dealt with items such as edibles, potables, soap, wax, etc.
S = SMITHS - those who worked with metals
T = TEXTILES - those who worked with fabrics, natural fibers, leather, clay, etc.
TR = TRADES - those who sold or brokered goods
W = WRIGHTS - those who worked with wood, stone, brick, glass, etc.
Occupations and Definitions A-K
~A~
Actor a theatrical performer A
Actress a female actor, a theatrical performer A
Alabasterer one who worked with alabaster W
All Spice grocer TR
Aeronaut balloonist or a trapeze artist A
Amber Cutter one who cut ambergris (stone) W
Anchor Smith one who made anchors S
Angle Iron Smith one who made angle iron, i.e. flat iron bars bent at right angles lengthwise S
Antigropelosmaker one who made waterproof leggings T
Anvil Smith one who made anvils and hammers for Blacksmiths S
Apiarian/Apiarist beekeeper P
Apiariana female beekeeper P
Apothecary one who dealt in medicines and drugs; owned an apothecary. P
Archilmaker one who made a violet dye from lichensfor textiles T
Architect one who designs buildings and advises in their construction A
Arkwright a skilled craftsman who produced arks (wooden chest or coffers) W
Armourer one who made suits of armor or plates of armor for buildings or ships S
Artificer blacksmith and/or one who made fuses, grenades, shells, etc. S
Augermaker one who made the carpenters augers for boring holes in wood W
Aurifaber/Aurifex a goldsmith [dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] A/S
Author the writer of literary works, sermons manuscripts, etc. A
Axel Treemaker /Axel Tree Turner one who made axles for coaches & wagons W
Actress a female actor, a theatrical performer A
Alabasterer one who worked with alabaster W
All Spice grocer TR
Aeronaut balloonist or a trapeze artist A
Amber Cutter one who cut ambergris (stone) W
Anchor Smith one who made anchors S
Angle Iron Smith one who made angle iron, i.e. flat iron bars bent at right angles lengthwise S
Antigropelosmaker one who made waterproof leggings T
Anvil Smith one who made anvils and hammers for Blacksmiths S
Apiarian/Apiarist beekeeper P
Apiariana female beekeeper P
Apothecary one who dealt in medicines and drugs; owned an apothecary. P
Archilmaker one who made a violet dye from lichensfor textiles T
Architect one who designs buildings and advises in their construction A
Arkwright a skilled craftsman who produced arks (wooden chest or coffers) W
Armourer one who made suits of armor or plates of armor for buildings or ships S
Artificer blacksmith and/or one who made fuses, grenades, shells, etc. S
Augermaker one who made the carpenters augers for boring holes in wood W
Aurifaber/Aurifex a goldsmith [dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] A/S
Author the writer of literary works, sermons manuscripts, etc. A
Axel Treemaker /Axel Tree Turner one who made axles for coaches & wagons W
~B~
Backmaker one who made 'backs', i.e. vats, Tubs, a cooper W
Backman baker P
Backster originally a female baker, later a baker of either sex P
Badger corn or gristmiller P
Badgy Fiddler boy trumpeter in military A
Baker one who prepares food by baking P
Balladeer singer of ballads A
Balladmonger a seller of ballads TR
Bard poet or minstrel A
Barker a tanner T
Basil Worker one who worked with sheep and goat skins T
Basketmaker/ Basket Man one who made baskets and furniture from wicker T
Battmaker one who made the wadding used in quilt and mattress making T
Battledoremaker one who made beaters used to remove dust from clothing, carpets, etc. W
Baxter a baker P
Bayweaver one who made bay (a fine woolen fabric also known as baize) T
Beater one who cleansed and thickened cloth by treading it underwater with fullers T
Beaver one who made felt for hats T
Beck/Becker a baker P
Bedder upholster T
Bedweaver one who made webbing for bed frames; a person who wove coverlet/quilts T
Beeskepmaker beehive maker T
Beekeeper one who kept bees for their honey P
Bellfounder/Belter /Billiter one who made bells S
Bellows Maker one who made bellows used for organs or to fan blacksmith fires T
Belly Builder one who built and fitted the interiors of pianos W
Besom Maker one who made brooms T
Bever beverage maker P
Binder one who bound items - books, hats, etc. T
Blackingmaker one who made polish for shoes T
Black Borderer one who made black-edged stationery for funeral cards A
Blacksmith one who worked with iron (Vulcan/ Farrier/Artificer/etc) S
Bladesmith sword or knife maker S
Blockcutter one who made wooden blocks used in the hat trade W
Blockmaker one who engraved blocks used in the printing trade A
Block Printer one who used blocks for printing TR
Blocker one who shaped a hat on a wooden block T
Bloomer one who produced iron from ore; a bloomsmithy S
Bloomsmithy one who produced iron from ore; a bloomer S
Blower a glass blower A
Bluestocking a female writer A
Boardwright a carpenter W
Boatwright one who builds wooden boats W
Bobbin Lacemaker see Bone Lacemaker T
Bocher butcher P
Bodeysmaker/ Body Maker one who made bodices for women's garments T
Bodger one who made wooden chair legs and spars W
Bone Button Turner one who made buttons from bone using a lathe T
Bone Lacemaker one who made lace by braiding & twisting lengths of thread on bobbins made of bone. (Also Pillow Lace- maker or Bobbin Lacemaker) T
Book Guilder one who decorated books with gold leaf A
Bookseller owner of a bookstore; one who sold books TR
Boothman corn merchant TR
Borlera one who made cheap coarse clothing T
Botcher (1) a cobbler (2) a tailor [not a dual trade, both definitions have the same MGT] TT
Bottiler/Bottler one who made leather containers for holding liquids such as wine casks or water bottles T
Bowler one who made bowls and dishes or the rounded parts of spoons in wood to be used for casting W
Bowyer one who sold bows TR
Brabener a weaver T
Brasiator a brewer of ale (a brewer) P
Brass Cutter one who made copperplate engravings S
Brass Founder/ Brass Worker one who cast brass S
Brass Smith Brazierv one who worked with brass S
Breachmaker one who made the breach for guns W
Brewer one who makes ale/beer P
Brewster a female brewer P
Brickburner /Brickmaker one who uses a kiln to make bricks W
Bricklayer one who constructs buildings or objects of brick W
Brightsmith tinsmith S
Broadcloth Weaver one who operated a wide loom for weaving T
Brogger wool merchant TR
Broom Dasher a dealer in/seller of brooms TR
Broom Squire/ Broom Maker one who made brooms of birch branch bundles T
Browdere/Broiderer an embroiderer T
Brownsmith one who worked with copper or brass S
Buckle Tongue Maker one who makes the metal points that fit in the holes of a belt S
Buckler/Bucklesmith one who made buckles S
Builder one who built or contracted to build W
Bumboat Man one who met ships at anchor with goods to sell TR
Bureler one who made borel (a woolen cloth with a coarse feel) T
Burnisher one who polished metal S
Busheler a tailors assistant T
Busker a street entertainer A
Bushelmaker a cooper W
Bussmaker a maker of guns S
Butcher one who slaughters and dresses meat for market P
Butner one who made buttons T
Backman baker P
Backster originally a female baker, later a baker of either sex P
Badger corn or gristmiller P
Badgy Fiddler boy trumpeter in military A
Baker one who prepares food by baking P
Balladeer singer of ballads A
Balladmonger a seller of ballads TR
Bard poet or minstrel A
Barker a tanner T
Basil Worker one who worked with sheep and goat skins T
Basketmaker/ Basket Man one who made baskets and furniture from wicker T
Battmaker one who made the wadding used in quilt and mattress making T
Battledoremaker one who made beaters used to remove dust from clothing, carpets, etc. W
Baxter a baker P
Bayweaver one who made bay (a fine woolen fabric also known as baize) T
Beater one who cleansed and thickened cloth by treading it underwater with fullers T
Beaver one who made felt for hats T
Beck/Becker a baker P
Bedder upholster T
Bedweaver one who made webbing for bed frames; a person who wove coverlet/quilts T
Beeskepmaker beehive maker T
Beekeeper one who kept bees for their honey P
Bellfounder/Belter /Billiter one who made bells S
Bellows Maker one who made bellows used for organs or to fan blacksmith fires T
Belly Builder one who built and fitted the interiors of pianos W
Besom Maker one who made brooms T
Bever beverage maker P
Binder one who bound items - books, hats, etc. T
Blackingmaker one who made polish for shoes T
Black Borderer one who made black-edged stationery for funeral cards A
Blacksmith one who worked with iron (Vulcan/ Farrier/Artificer/etc) S
Bladesmith sword or knife maker S
Blockcutter one who made wooden blocks used in the hat trade W
Blockmaker one who engraved blocks used in the printing trade A
Block Printer one who used blocks for printing TR
Blocker one who shaped a hat on a wooden block T
Bloomer one who produced iron from ore; a bloomsmithy S
Bloomsmithy one who produced iron from ore; a bloomer S
Blower a glass blower A
Bluestocking a female writer A
Boardwright a carpenter W
Boatwright one who builds wooden boats W
Bobbin Lacemaker see Bone Lacemaker T
Bocher butcher P
Bodeysmaker/ Body Maker one who made bodices for women's garments T
Bodger one who made wooden chair legs and spars W
Bone Button Turner one who made buttons from bone using a lathe T
Bone Lacemaker one who made lace by braiding & twisting lengths of thread on bobbins made of bone. (Also Pillow Lace- maker or Bobbin Lacemaker) T
Book Guilder one who decorated books with gold leaf A
Bookseller owner of a bookstore; one who sold books TR
Boothman corn merchant TR
Borlera one who made cheap coarse clothing T
Botcher (1) a cobbler (2) a tailor [not a dual trade, both definitions have the same MGT] TT
Bottiler/Bottler one who made leather containers for holding liquids such as wine casks or water bottles T
Bowler one who made bowls and dishes or the rounded parts of spoons in wood to be used for casting W
Bowyer one who sold bows TR
Brabener a weaver T
Brasiator a brewer of ale (a brewer) P
Brass Cutter one who made copperplate engravings S
Brass Founder/ Brass Worker one who cast brass S
Brass Smith Brazierv one who worked with brass S
Breachmaker one who made the breach for guns W
Brewer one who makes ale/beer P
Brewster a female brewer P
Brickburner /Brickmaker one who uses a kiln to make bricks W
Bricklayer one who constructs buildings or objects of brick W
Brightsmith tinsmith S
Broadcloth Weaver one who operated a wide loom for weaving T
Brogger wool merchant TR
Broom Dasher a dealer in/seller of brooms TR
Broom Squire/ Broom Maker one who made brooms of birch branch bundles T
Browdere/Broiderer an embroiderer T
Brownsmith one who worked with copper or brass S
Buckle Tongue Maker one who makes the metal points that fit in the holes of a belt S
Buckler/Bucklesmith one who made buckles S
Builder one who built or contracted to build W
Bumboat Man one who met ships at anchor with goods to sell TR
Bureler one who made borel (a woolen cloth with a coarse feel) T
Burnisher one who polished metal S
Busheler a tailors assistant T
Busker a street entertainer A
Bushelmaker a cooper W
Bussmaker a maker of guns S
Butcher one who slaughters and dresses meat for market P
Butner one who made buttons T
~C~
Cabinetmaker one who is skilled in furniture making, i.e. cabinets & desks, etc. W
Cainer one who made walking sticks W
Calker a magician A
Cambricmaker one who made fine linen or cotton fabric called cambric T
Candlemaker/ Candler one who dealt in candles P
Candy Man an itinerant candy salesman TR
Caner a person who made the seats for chairs out of woven cane T
Canvaser one who dealt in canvas T
Caper a cap maker T
Cardmaker the maker of playing cards A
Carnifex a butcher P
Carpenter one who worked with wood W
Cartographer maker of detailed, artistically drawn maps A
Cart Wheeler one who made wheels for carts W
Cartwright one who made carts or wagons W
Carver one who worked as an engraver, sculptor or carver A
Caster/Castor a maker of small bottles used for as salt, sugar, pepper, spice sprinklers W
Cat Whipper itinerant cobbler T
Chairmaker one who specialized in wood working often making chairs in the Windsor style W
Chaise one who make wicker carts T
Chaloner blanket maker T
Chandler one who dealt in soap, candles and provisions P
Chapeler/ Chapemaker one who made hats T
Chapman an itinerant peddler or one who kept a booth in a marketplace TR
Chaser engraver A
Chaunter street entertainer who sung ballads A
Cheeseman/ Cheesemonger cheese dealer TR
Chinglor one who used or made wooden shingles W
Chip shipwright or carpenter W
Clockmaker one who made or repaired clocks S
Chowder fishmonger TR
Cissor tailor T
Clogger one who made wooden shoes W
Clothier/Clothesman (1) one who made clothes (2) one who sold clothes [dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] T TR
Clothmaker one who made cloth T
Clothworker one who cuts or makes items from cloth T
Clower/Clouter one who made nails (a nailer) S
Cobbler one who repaired or made shoes T
Codman fish seller TR
Cogman one who bought or sold coarse cloth called cogware TR
Coiner one who coined money S
Collarmaker one who made collars on clothing T
Collier a coal merchant TR
Colporteur a traveling Bible or religious book salesman TR Colourator/ Colour Man one who mixed dyes in the textile trade T
Composer one who writes music or composes lyrics for music A
Compositor a printer TR
Confectioner a maker of sweets; sometimes one who made medicines or poisons P
Cook one who prepares food for eating P
Cooper/Cuper one who made or repaired wooden, casks, kegs, or tubs W
Copperbeater/ Copperbeter one who works in copper metal (coppersmith) W
Copperbeater/ Copperbeter one who works in copper metal (coppersmith) S
Coppersmith one who works in copper metal S
Coraclemaker one who made coracies (a small round boat used for fishing) W
Cordwainer/ Cordiner/Corviner /Corvisor terms originally used for one who worked in Cordovan, a special leather from Spain T
Cork Cutter one who worked with cork T
Cornmiller a miller who ground corn into meal P
Costermonger fruit seller TR
Coteler/Cotyler one who made and repaired knives S
Couranteer newspaper publisher TR
Cowper one who made wooden items W
Cramer a peddler who sold books; a hawker of books TR
Crimpetmaker one who baked crumpets P
Crocker one who made crockery, a potter T
Crookmaker a person skilled in making Shepard's crooks and walking sticks W
Currier one who curries/prepares or dresses leather for another trade T
Cutler one who dealt in, made or sharpened knives,scissors and cutting instruments S
Cainer one who made walking sticks W
Calker a magician A
Cambricmaker one who made fine linen or cotton fabric called cambric T
Candlemaker/ Candler one who dealt in candles P
Candy Man an itinerant candy salesman TR
Caner a person who made the seats for chairs out of woven cane T
Canvaser one who dealt in canvas T
Caper a cap maker T
Cardmaker the maker of playing cards A
Carnifex a butcher P
Carpenter one who worked with wood W
Cartographer maker of detailed, artistically drawn maps A
Cart Wheeler one who made wheels for carts W
Cartwright one who made carts or wagons W
Carver one who worked as an engraver, sculptor or carver A
Caster/Castor a maker of small bottles used for as salt, sugar, pepper, spice sprinklers W
Cat Whipper itinerant cobbler T
Chairmaker one who specialized in wood working often making chairs in the Windsor style W
Chaise one who make wicker carts T
Chaloner blanket maker T
Chandler one who dealt in soap, candles and provisions P
Chapeler/ Chapemaker one who made hats T
Chapman an itinerant peddler or one who kept a booth in a marketplace TR
Chaser engraver A
Chaunter street entertainer who sung ballads A
Cheeseman/ Cheesemonger cheese dealer TR
Chinglor one who used or made wooden shingles W
Chip shipwright or carpenter W
Clockmaker one who made or repaired clocks S
Chowder fishmonger TR
Cissor tailor T
Clogger one who made wooden shoes W
Clothier/Clothesman (1) one who made clothes (2) one who sold clothes [dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] T TR
Clothmaker one who made cloth T
Clothworker one who cuts or makes items from cloth T
Clower/Clouter one who made nails (a nailer) S
Cobbler one who repaired or made shoes T
Codman fish seller TR
Cogman one who bought or sold coarse cloth called cogware TR
Coiner one who coined money S
Collarmaker one who made collars on clothing T
Collier a coal merchant TR
Colporteur a traveling Bible or religious book salesman TR Colourator/ Colour Man one who mixed dyes in the textile trade T
Composer one who writes music or composes lyrics for music A
Compositor a printer TR
Confectioner a maker of sweets; sometimes one who made medicines or poisons P
Cook one who prepares food for eating P
Cooper/Cuper one who made or repaired wooden, casks, kegs, or tubs W
Copperbeater/ Copperbeter one who works in copper metal (coppersmith) W
Copperbeater/ Copperbeter one who works in copper metal (coppersmith) S
Coppersmith one who works in copper metal S
Coraclemaker one who made coracies (a small round boat used for fishing) W
Cordwainer/ Cordiner/Corviner /Corvisor terms originally used for one who worked in Cordovan, a special leather from Spain T
Cork Cutter one who worked with cork T
Cornmiller a miller who ground corn into meal P
Costermonger fruit seller TR
Coteler/Cotyler one who made and repaired knives S
Couranteer newspaper publisher TR
Cowper one who made wooden items W
Cramer a peddler who sold books; a hawker of books TR
Crimpetmaker one who baked crumpets P
Crocker one who made crockery, a potter T
Crookmaker a person skilled in making Shepard's crooks and walking sticks W
Currier one who curries/prepares or dresses leather for another trade T
Cutler one who dealt in, made or sharpened knives,scissors and cutting instruments S
~D~
Depater precious metal refiner S
Dexter a dyer T
Disher/Dishthrower a person who made pottery bowls and dishes T
Dishturner one who made wooden bowls and dishes W
Distiller a maker of alcoholic beverages through the process of distillation P
Dornick Weaver one who weaves curtains, carpets and wall hangings T
Draper/Woolen (1) maker of woolen cloth T
Draper (2) dealer of cloths of all kinds [dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] TR
Drapery Painter one who usually finished paintings for other artists by painting the clothes of the subjects A
Dressmaker clothing maker T
Drugger pharmacists TR
Drum Maker one who made or repaired drums W
Drummer a musician; one who played the drum in military service. A
Dry Stane Dyker /Dry Stone Waller one who built stone walls using stones removed from fields, without mortar or cutting the stones W
Duffer peddler TR
Dyer dyer of fabric T
Dexter a dyer T
Disher/Dishthrower a person who made pottery bowls and dishes T
Dishturner one who made wooden bowls and dishes W
Distiller a maker of alcoholic beverages through the process of distillation P
Dornick Weaver one who weaves curtains, carpets and wall hangings T
Draper/Woolen (1) maker of woolen cloth T
Draper (2) dealer of cloths of all kinds [dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] TR
Drapery Painter one who usually finished paintings for other artists by painting the clothes of the subjects A
Dressmaker clothing maker T
Drugger pharmacists TR
Drum Maker one who made or repaired drums W
Drummer a musician; one who played the drum in military service. A
Dry Stane Dyker /Dry Stone Waller one who built stone walls using stones removed from fields, without mortar or cutting the stones W
Duffer peddler TR
Dyer dyer of fabric T
~E~
Ebonite Turner one who works with ebonite or vulcanite in the process of making combs or ornaments W
Embosser a person who molded or carved designs leaving an impression raised above the surface of the material A
Engraver/Etcher one who cut or carved designs or lettering into metal or stone A
Essence Peddler one who sold medicines, flavorings, elixirs, etc. TR
Eyer one who made eyes in needles used for sewing S
Embosser a person who molded or carved designs leaving an impression raised above the surface of the material A
Engraver/Etcher one who cut or carved designs or lettering into metal or stone A
Essence Peddler one who sold medicines, flavorings, elixirs, etc. TR
Eyer one who made eyes in needles used for sewing S
~F~
Fagetter seller of bundles of faggots (firewood) TR
Fancy-Pearl Worker one who worked with mother-of-pearl in making buttons or fancy goods A
Fanmaker/Fanwright a maker and repairer of fans or winnowing baskets T
Farrier/Ferrour a blacksmith or one who shoes horses S
Fear-Nothingmaker one who weaves a special kind of thick woolen cloth known as fear-nought, used for protective clothing and lining portholes, walls and door of powder magazines on board ships T
Feather-Dresser one who sold feather & plumes TR
Fellmonger a dealer in animal skins and hides, especially sheepskin TR
Felter/Feltmaker one who made felt and/or felt hats T
Ferrer a smith who worked in tin S
Feroner ironmonger TR
Fifer musician - flute/fife player A
Fine Drawer repaired tears in cloth (invisible mending) T
Finer highly skilled iron worker S
Fish Fag a woman who sells fish TR
Fishmonger one who sells fish, a merchant of fish, a regulator of fishing permits[fishermen are not accepted] TR
Flauner a confectioner P
Flemish Weaver an expert in tapestry weaving techniques T
Flesher a butcher P
Fletcher a maker and seller of bows and arrow TR
Flourmiller a miller who ground flour P
Flying Stationer a street broadsheet seller TR
Forger/Forgeman a blacksmith S
Fort Builder one who erects/builds forts, garrison or fortified homes W
Fossetmaker a person who made ale-cask faucets W
Founder one who cast metal or made articles of cast iron S
Frame Spinner a worker on a loom T
Freemason stonecutter W
Fringemaker one who made fringe or ornamental borders of cloth T
Fruiterer a fruit seller TR
Fuller a person who "fulled" cloth by in- creasing the weight and bulk of fabric by shrinking, beating or pressing it T
Funambulist a tightrope walker A
Fur Trader dealt in the sale of pelts & fur TR
Furner a baker P
Furrier one who sold processed fur pelts TR
Fustian Weaver a maker of corduroy fabric T
Fancy-Pearl Worker one who worked with mother-of-pearl in making buttons or fancy goods A
Fanmaker/Fanwright a maker and repairer of fans or winnowing baskets T
Farrier/Ferrour a blacksmith or one who shoes horses S
Fear-Nothingmaker one who weaves a special kind of thick woolen cloth known as fear-nought, used for protective clothing and lining portholes, walls and door of powder magazines on board ships T
Feather-Dresser one who sold feather & plumes TR
Fellmonger a dealer in animal skins and hides, especially sheepskin TR
Felter/Feltmaker one who made felt and/or felt hats T
Ferrer a smith who worked in tin S
Feroner ironmonger TR
Fifer musician - flute/fife player A
Fine Drawer repaired tears in cloth (invisible mending) T
Finer highly skilled iron worker S
Fish Fag a woman who sells fish TR
Fishmonger one who sells fish, a merchant of fish, a regulator of fishing permits[fishermen are not accepted] TR
Flauner a confectioner P
Flemish Weaver an expert in tapestry weaving techniques T
Flesher a butcher P
Fletcher a maker and seller of bows and arrow TR
Flourmiller a miller who ground flour P
Flying Stationer a street broadsheet seller TR
Forger/Forgeman a blacksmith S
Fort Builder one who erects/builds forts, garrison or fortified homes W
Fossetmaker a person who made ale-cask faucets W
Founder one who cast metal or made articles of cast iron S
Frame Spinner a worker on a loom T
Freemason stonecutter W
Fringemaker one who made fringe or ornamental borders of cloth T
Fruiterer a fruit seller TR
Fuller a person who "fulled" cloth by in- creasing the weight and bulk of fabric by shrinking, beating or pressing it T
Funambulist a tightrope walker A
Fur Trader dealt in the sale of pelts & fur TR
Furner a baker P
Furrier one who sold processed fur pelts TR
Fustian Weaver a maker of corduroy fabric T
~G~
Galochemaker one who made overshoes T
Gardener one who sold flowers and produce TR
Garlekmonger a dealer in garlic TR
Gaunter a glover T
Gilder one whose trade was to overlay an item with gold leaf A
Girdler one who made girdles and belts, chiefly for the Army T
Glass Bender a worker in a glassworks who forms glass into curved panels or tubes W
Glassblower one who shapes a mass of glass that has been softened into a design by heat and by blowing air into it through a tube A
Glassman manufacturer of glass, especially common glass for window frames W
Glassworker correct to read Glassman/Glassworker W
Glasswright maker and mender of glassware W
Glazier a person who sets window glass or glass for pictures W
Glover a maker of gloves T
Goldsmith (1) a craftsman who makes vessels, items and ornaments of gold (2) one who dealt with gold[dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] A S
Gorzeman a seller of gorse (broom) TR
Graver one who carved or engraved letters or designs or figurines in stone A
Green Grocer a fruit and vegetable seller TR
Greensmith a worker in copper or latten ( a mixed metal of yellow color, either identical with or closely resembling brass) S
Gristmiller a miller who ground grain P
Grocer dealer in commodities and household items TR
Gunsmith one who makes and/or assembles small firearms; repairs bells, cutlery, swords, etc. S
Gun Manufacturer a gunsmith who manufactured and sold only guns TR
Gardener one who sold flowers and produce TR
Garlekmonger a dealer in garlic TR
Gaunter a glover T
Gilder one whose trade was to overlay an item with gold leaf A
Girdler one who made girdles and belts, chiefly for the Army T
Glass Bender a worker in a glassworks who forms glass into curved panels or tubes W
Glassblower one who shapes a mass of glass that has been softened into a design by heat and by blowing air into it through a tube A
Glassman manufacturer of glass, especially common glass for window frames W
Glassworker correct to read Glassman/Glassworker W
Glasswright maker and mender of glassware W
Glazier a person who sets window glass or glass for pictures W
Glover a maker of gloves T
Goldsmith (1) a craftsman who makes vessels, items and ornaments of gold (2) one who dealt with gold[dual trade - see Rules for Assignment of MGT] A S
Gorzeman a seller of gorse (broom) TR
Graver one who carved or engraved letters or designs or figurines in stone A
Green Grocer a fruit and vegetable seller TR
Greensmith a worker in copper or latten ( a mixed metal of yellow color, either identical with or closely resembling brass) S
Gristmiller a miller who ground grain P
Grocer dealer in commodities and household items TR
Gunsmith one who makes and/or assembles small firearms; repairs bells, cutlery, swords, etc. S
Gun Manufacturer a gunsmith who manufactured and sold only guns TR
~H~
Haberdasher a person who sold men's furnishings such as hats, shirts, neckties, etc. TR
Hairweaver a weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair T
Haggler one who peddled merchandise TR
Hammerman a smith S
Hansard a maker of weapons S
Harnessmaker one who made harness and saddles; also may have made soldier's items such as holsters, cartridge boxes T
Harper/Harpist one who performs on the harp A
Hatcheler a flax comber or carder T
Hatter one who makes, cleans, repairs hats T
Heelmaker one who made shoe heels T
Hogshead Maker one who makes a barrel or cask W
Hooper one who puts hoops on casks or tubs S
Horner a worker in horn making spoons, combs or musical horns A
House Carpenter a housewright W
House Joyner one who builds house frames W
Housewright one who builds houses, structures of wood; a house carpenter W
Hurer feltmaker T
Hairweaver a weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair T
Haggler one who peddled merchandise TR
Hammerman a smith S
Hansard a maker of weapons S
Harnessmaker one who made harness and saddles; also may have made soldier's items such as holsters, cartridge boxes T
Harper/Harpist one who performs on the harp A
Hatcheler a flax comber or carder T
Hatter one who makes, cleans, repairs hats T
Heelmaker one who made shoe heels T
Hogshead Maker one who makes a barrel or cask W
Hooper one who puts hoops on casks or tubs S
Horner a worker in horn making spoons, combs or musical horns A
House Carpenter a housewright W
House Joyner one who builds house frames W
Housewright one who builds houses, structures of wood; a house carpenter W
Hurer feltmaker T
~I~
Inventor one who produces an item for the first time through the use of imagination or ingenious thinking or experimentation A
Ironmonger a dealer in hardware of iron; one who owned an ironworks TR
Ironsmith blacksmith; a worker in iron S
Ironworker one who works in metal/iron S
Ironmonger a dealer in hardware of iron; one who owned an ironworks TR
Ironsmith blacksmith; a worker in iron S
Ironworker one who works in metal/iron S
~J~
Jester a professional joker, an entertainer A
Jeweler one who makes or repairs jewelry A
Joyner/Joiner a carpenter who did interior finishing work by joining pieces of wood W
Jongleur a traveling minstrel A
Jouster a fishmonger TR
Jeweler one who makes or repairs jewelry A
Joyner/Joiner a carpenter who did interior finishing work by joining pieces of wood W
Jongleur a traveling minstrel A
Jouster a fishmonger TR
~K~
Kedger one who peddled fish TR
Kersey Weaver a weaver of twilled woolen fabric used for trousers, hose and coats T
Knacker one who made harnesses T
Kersey Weaver a weaver of twilled woolen fabric used for trousers, hose and coats T
Knacker one who made harnesses T
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