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O.S.

Definitions of O.S.
  1. noun
    a worker who has acquired special skills
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    types:
    aviateur, aéronaute
    someone who operates an aircraft
    boulanger
    someone who bakes bread or cake
    aéronaute
    someone who flies a balloon
    boucher
    a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
    calligraphe
    someone skilled in penmanship
    cuisinier
    someone who cooks food
    artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
    coupeur
    someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
    dessinateur
    a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
    éditeur
    a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
    électricien
    a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
    pêcheur
    someone whose occupation is catching fish
    fondeur
    a worker who makes metal castings
    chasseur
    someone who hunts game
    réparateur
    a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
    ordonnateur des pompes funèbres
    one whose business is the management of funerals
    employé, employé de bureau
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
    lunetier, lunettier, opticien
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
    artiste peintre, peintre
    a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
    plâtrier
    a worker skilled in applying plaster
    imprimeur
    someone whose occupation is printing
    restaurateur, rénovateur
    a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
    marin, matelot
    any member of a ship's crew
    militaire, soldat
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
    forgeron, forgeur
    someone who works at something specified
    technicien
    someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
    pêcheur sportif, pêcheur à la ligne
    a fisherman who uses a hook and line
    artilleur
    a serviceman in the artillery
    aviatrice
    a woman aviator
    huissier, huissier de Justice
    an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
    esthéticien, visagiste
    someone who works in a beauty parlor
    forgeron, maréchal-ferrant
    a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
    marin, mataf
    a serviceman in the navy
    maçon
    a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
    bureaucrate
    an official of a bureaucracy
    prêtre
    a church official
    fonctionnaire
    a public official who is a member of the civil service
    compositeur, typographe
    one who sets written material into type
    chef de cuisine
    a professional cook
    cuisine
    the cook on a ranch or at a camp
    rédacteur
    an editor who prepares text for publication
    diplomate
    an official engaged in international negotiations
    appelé
    someone who is drafted into military service
    élu
    official who won the office in a free election
    fauconnier
    a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
    falsificateur, faussaire
    someone who operates a forge
    coiffeur
    someone who cuts or beautifies hair
    chasseuse
    a woman hunter
    fonctionnaire, fonctionnaire de l'Etat
    the official who holds an office
    juge, juge d'instance, magistrat
    a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
    mécanicien
    a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
    fusilier marin
    a member of the United States Marine Corps
    loup de mer, mataf, navigateur
    a man who serves as a sailor
    casseur de pierres, tailleur de pierre
    a craftsman who works with stone or brick
    officier, officier militaire
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    meunier
    someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
    notaire
    someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
    agent, agent fédéral
    any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
    pilote
    someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
    plombier
    a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
    céramiste, potier
    a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
    plaignant
    a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
    ordonnateur, régulateur
    an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
    réparateur
    a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
    couvreur
    a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
    chasseur de fourrures
    someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
    tapissier
    a craftsman who upholsters furniture
    audiencier, portier
    an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
    ancien combattant
    a person who has served in the armed forces
    tisserand
    a craftsman who weaves cloth
    soudeur
    joins pieces of metal by welding them together
    travailleur de bois
    makes things out of wood
    plaisancier
    a person who owns or sails a yacht
    type of:
    employé, salarié, travailleur
    a person who works at a specific occupation
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