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barkeep, barkeeper, barman, bartender, mixologist
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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clerk
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
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company man
an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
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copyist, scribe, scrivener
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
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copywriter
a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy
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crewman
a member of a work crew
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deliverer, delivery boy, deliveryman
someone employed to make deliveries
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dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant
someone employed to provide service in a dining room
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dispatcher
employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
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dog catcher
an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats
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floater
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
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floorwalker, shopwalker
an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems
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gardener
someone employed to work in a garden
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gasman
someone employed by a gas company
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gofer
an employee whose duties include running errands
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hire
a newly hired employee
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hired help
employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)
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hireling, pensionary
a person who works only for money
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jobholder
an employee who holds a regular job
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line worker
an employee who works on an assembly line
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liveryman
a worker in a livery stable
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office boy
a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office
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organization man
an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization
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Pullman porter, porter
a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
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potboy, potman
a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores
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public servant
someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
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registrar
a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company
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sales rep, sales representative, salesperson
a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)
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sandwichman
a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders
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spotter
a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
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spotter
a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
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staff member, staffer
an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
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stage technician, stagehand
an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production
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stock-taker, stocktaker
an employee whose job is to take inventory
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sweeper
an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
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toll agent, toll collector, toll taker, toller, tollgatherer, tollkeeper, tollman
someone employed to collect tolls
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railroad man, railroader, railway man, railwayman, trainman
an employee of a railroad
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turncock
one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off
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typist
someone paid to operate a typewriter
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working man, working person, workingman, workman
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
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excavator
a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
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barmaid
a female bartender
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blaster, chargeman
a workman employed to blast with explosives
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brakeman
a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
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busboy, waiter's assistant
a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes
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captain, headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
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carrier, newsboy
a boy who delivers newspapers
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coalman
someone who delivers coal
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demonstrator, sales demonstrator
someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer
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desk clerk, hotel clerk, hotel desk clerk
a hotel receptionist
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earner, wage earner
someone who earn wages in return for their labor
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file clerk, filer, filing clerk
a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
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fuller
a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
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gas fitter
a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances
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grocery boy
a delivery boy for groceries
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groundkeeper, groundskeeper, groundsman
someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
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guest worker, guestworker
a person with temporary permission to work in another country
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heaver
a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
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hedger
a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
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iceman
someone who cuts and delivers ice
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kitchen help
help hired to work in the kitchen
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jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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lacer
a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
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lather
a workman who puts up laths
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Luddite
one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
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carrier, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman, postman
a man who delivers the mail
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milkman
someone who delivers milk
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factory worker, mill-hand
a workman in a mill or factory
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mover
workman employed by a moving company
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bagger, boxer, packer
a workman employed to pack things into containers
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paperboy
a boy who sells or delivers newspapers
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paper-pusher
a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
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paster
a workman who pastes
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pencil pusher, penpusher
a clerk who does boring paperwork
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mapper, plotter
a clerk who marks data on a chart
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mail clerk, postal clerk
a clerk in a post office
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property man, property master, propman
member of the stage crew in charge of properties
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publican, tavern keeper
the keeper of a public house
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disinfestation officer, rat-catcher
a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin
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road mender, roadman
a workman who is employed to repair roads
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roundsman
a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)
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clerk, salesclerk, shop assistant, shop clerk
a salesperson in a store
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salesgirl, saleslady, saleswoman
a woman salesperson
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salesman
a man salesperson
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sceneshifter, shifter
a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
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scratcher
a workman who uses a tool for scratching
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settler
a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
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shearer
a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
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shipping clerk
an employee who ships and receives goods
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signalman
a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard
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caseworker, social worker, welfare worker
someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
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sorter
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
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sponger
a workman employed to collect sponges
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stamper
a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)
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tally clerk, tallyman
one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received
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timekeeper
a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
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touch-typist
a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at the keyboard
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utility man
a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
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server, waiter
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
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warehouseman, warehouser
a workman who manages or works in a warehouse
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wetter
a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process
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yardman
worker in a railway yard
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train dispatcher, trainmaster, yardmaster
a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard