List of Professions (A to H)

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. abbess
    the superior of a group of nuns
  2. abbot
    the superior of a community of monks
  3. accoucheur
    a physician specializing in obstetrics
  4. accoucheuse
    a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
  5. accountant
    someone who maintains and audits financial records
  6. accoutre
    provide with military equipment
  7. actor
    a performer in theater, television, or film
  8. actuary
    someone versed in the interpretation of numerical data
  9. agriculturist
    someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
  10. airman
    someone who operates an aircraft
  11. alchemist
    one who tried to change ordinary metals into gold
  12. alienist
    a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
  13. almoner
    an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
  14. amanuensis
    someone skilled in the transcription of speech
  15. ambassador
    a diplomat of the highest rank
  16. anaesthetist
    a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
  17. anchorite
    one retired from society for religious reasons
  18. anchorman
    a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast
  19. animator
    a technician who produces cartoons on film
  20. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
  21. antiquarian
    expert in or collector of artifacts or objects from the past
  22. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  23. apprentice
    someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
  24. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  25. arborist
    a specialist in treating damaged trees
  26. archaeologist
    an anthropologist who studies prehistoric culture
  27. archbishop
    a bishop of highest rank
  28. archer
    a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
  29. architect
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
  30. archivist
    a person in charge of a repository of documents and records
  31. armiger
    a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
  32. armorer
    a worker skilled in making armor or arms
  33. artificer
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  34. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  35. artist
    person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
  36. assayer
    an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
  37. astrologer
    someone who predicts the future using the position of stars and planets
  38. astronaut
    a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  39. astronomer
    a physicist who studies celestial bodies and the universe
  40. athlete
    a person trained to compete in sports
  41. author
    a person who writes professionally
  42. babysitter
    a person engaged to care for children when parents are away
  43. bagger
    a machine for putting objects or substances into bags
  44. bagman
    a salesman who travels to call on customers
  45. bailiff
    officer of the court employed to execute writs and processes
  46. baker
    someone who prepares bread or cake
  47. balancer
    an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
  48. bandit
    an outlaw who is (usually) a member of a group
  49. banker
    a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
  50. barber
    a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
  51. bard
    a lyric poet
  52. bargeman
    someone who operates a barge
  53. barkeeper
    an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
  54. barker
    a person who loudly advertises a show to attract customers
  55. barrister
    a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
  56. bartender
    an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
  57. basketmaker
    someone skilled in weaving baskets
  58. bassoonist
    a musician who plays the bassoon
  59. bather
    a person who travels through the water by swimming
  60. batman
    an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
  61. bawd
    a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
  62. beadle
    a minor parish official who serves smaller church functions
  63. beekeeper
    a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
  64. beggar
    an impoverished person who lives by asking for charity
  65. bellhop
    someone employed to carry luggage and run errands in a hotel
  66. bellman
    someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
  67. biochemist
    someone with special training in biochemistry
  68. biologist
    a scientist who studies living organisms
  69. bishop
    a senior member of the Christian clergy
  70. blacksmith
    someone who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
  71. bleacher
    a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
  72. bluestocking
    a woman having literary or intellectual interests
  73. bluffer
    a person who tries to bluff other people
  74. boatman
    someone who drives or rides in a boat
  75. boatswain
    a petty officer on a merchant ship
  76. bodyguard
    someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
  77. bondman
    a male bound to serve without wages
  78. bonesetter
    someone who sets broken bones
  79. boniface
    the owner or manager of an inn
  80. bookbinder
    a worker whose trade is binding books
  81. bookkeeper
    someone who records the transactions of a business
  82. bookseller
    the proprietor of a bookstore
  83. bootlegger
    someone who makes or sells illegal goods
  84. botanist
    a biologist specializing in the study of plants
  85. bouncer
    a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
  86. bowler
    a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
  87. bowman
    a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
  88. brewer
    someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
  89. bricklayer
    a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
  90. buffoon
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  91. builder
    someone who contracts for and supervises construction
  92. bunter
    a batter who bunts
  93. burglar
    a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
  94. burgomaster
    a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
  95. businessman
    a person engaged in commercial or industrial business
  96. busker
    a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
  97. butcher
    a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
  98. butler
    a manservant who has charge of wines and the table
  99. cabdriver
    someone who drives a taxi for a living
  100. cabinetmaker
    a woodworker who specializes in making furniture
  101. caddy
    act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
  102. cadger
    someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
  103. calligrapher
    someone skilled in penmanship
  104. cameraman
    a photographer who operates a movie camera
  105. cannoneer
    a serviceman in the artillery
  106. canon
    a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
  107. cantor
    the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
  108. canvasser
    a person who takes or counts votes
  109. captain
    the leader of a group of people
  110. cardinal
    one of a group of prominent bishops in the Sacred College
  111. cardiologist
    a specialist in the structure and function of the heart
  112. carpenter
    a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
  113. carpentry
    the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
  114. carter
    someone whose work is driving carts
  115. cartographer
    a person who makes maps
  116. cartoonist
    a person who draws humorous or satirical drawings
  117. cartwright
    a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons
  118. carver
    an artist who creates three-dimensional artwork
  119. cashier
    a person responsible for receiving payments for goods
  120. cellist
    someone who plays a violoncello
  121. chamberlain
    an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
  122. chambermaid
    a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms
  123. chancellor
    the person who is head of state (in several countries)
  124. chandler
    a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
  125. chaplain
    a member of the clergy ministering to some institution
  126. chapman
    archaic term for an itinerant peddler
  127. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  128. charwoman
    a human female employed to do housework
  129. chaser
    a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
  130. chauffeur
    drive someone in a vehicle
  131. cheesemonger
    someone who sells cheese
  132. chef
    a professional cook
  133. chemist
    a scientist who studies elements that make up matter
  134. clarinetist
    a musician who plays the clarinet
  135. cleaner
    someone whose job involves tidying and removing dirt or filth
  136. clerk
    an employee who performs office work
  137. clockmaker
    someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
  138. clothier
    a merchant who sells men's clothing
  139. coach
    (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
  140. coachman
    a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
  141. coalman
    someone who delivers coal
  142. cobbler
    a person who makes or repairs shoes
  143. coiner
    a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
  144. collier
    someone who works in a coal mine
  145. columnist
    a journalist who writes editorials
  146. comedian
    a professional performer who tells jokes
  147. commissionaire
    a uniformed doorman
  148. composer
    someone who writes music as a profession
  149. concierge
    a caretaker in an apartment complex or hotel
  150. confectioner
    someone who makes candies and other sweets
  151. constable
    a law officer with limited authority
  152. consul
    a diplomat appointed to protect a government's interests
  153. consultant
    an expert who gives advice
  154. contractor
    someone who is hired to build things
  155. conveyancer
    a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
  156. cook
    someone who cooks food
  157. cooper
    a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
  158. coppersmith
    someone who makes articles from copper
  159. copyist
    someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
  160. coroner
    an official who investigates death not due to natural causes
  161. cosmetologist
    an expert in the use of cosmetics
  162. cosmonaut
    a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  163. costermonger
    a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
  164. courier
    a person who carries a message
  165. courtesan
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
  166. courtier
    an attendant for a monarch
  167. cowboy
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  168. cowgirl
    a woman cowboy
  169. cowherd
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  170. cowpoke
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  171. craftsman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  172. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  173. critic
    a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation of art
  174. crofter
    an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain
  175. cropper
    small farmers and tenants
  176. cryptographer
    someone skilled in devising, analyzing, or deciphering codes
  177. crystallographer
    a specialist in crystallography
  178. curate
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  179. curator
    the custodian of a collection, as a museum or library
  180. currier
    a craftsman who curries leather for use
  181. custodian
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
  182. cutler
    a dealer in cutlery
  183. cutpurse
    a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
  184. dairymaid
    a woman who works in a dairy
  185. dairyman
    the owner or manager of a dairy
  186. dancer
    a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
  187. dean
    an administrator at a university or college
  188. dentist
    a person qualified to practice dentistry
  189. dermatologist
    a doctor who specializes in the physiology of the skin
  190. designer
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
  191. detective
    a police officer who investigates crimes
  192. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  193. dietician
    a specialist in the study of food, nourishment, and health
  194. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  195. diplomat
    an official engaged in international negotiations
  196. director
    someone who manages an organization
  197. dispatcher
    an employee who manages the efficient departure of vehicles
  198. distiller
    someone who distills alcoholic liquors
  199. diver
    someone who works underwater
  200. docker
    a laborer who loads and unloads ships at a waterfront
  201. doctor
    a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution
  202. doorkeeper
    someone who guards an entrance
  203. doorman
    someone who guards an entrance
  204. dowser
    someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
  205. drafter
    a writer of a draft
  206. draftsman
    an artist skilled at drawing
  207. dramatist
    someone who writes plays
  208. draper
    a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials
  209. drawer
    an artist skilled at drawing
  210. dresser
    a person who dresses in a particular way
  211. dressmaker
    someone who makes or mends dresses
  212. driver
    someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
  213. drover
    someone who drives a herd
  214. drummer
    someone who plays a drum
  215. dustman
    someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
  216. dyer
    someone whose job is to dye cloth
  217. ecologist
    a biologist who studies organisms and their environment
  218. economist
    an expert in the circulation of goods and services
  219. editor
    the person who determines the final content of a text
  220. educationalist
    a specialist in the theory of education
  221. educator
    someone who educates young people
  222. Egyptologist
    an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology
  223. electrician
    a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
  224. embalmer
    a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives
  225. embroiderer
    someone who ornaments with needlework
  226. emperor
    the male ruler of an empire
  227. emptor
    a person who buys
  228. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  229. engraver
    a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
  230. entomologist
    a scientist who studies insects
  231. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  232. enumerator
    someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
  233. environmentalist
    someone who works to protect nature from destruction
  234. eremite
    a Christian recluse
  235. escort
    someone who accompanies and protects a prominent person
  236. estimator
    an expert at calculation
  237. etcher
    someone who etches
  238. ethnologist
    a scientist who studies various aspects of human beings
  239. ethologist
    a scientist who studies animal behavior
  240. evangelist
    a preacher of the Christian gospel
  241. exciseman
    someone who collects taxes for the government
  242. executioner
    an official who inflicts capital punishment
  243. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
  244. explorer
    someone who travels to unknown regions to make discoveries
  245. exterminator
    someone who exterminates
  246. extra
    a minor actor in crowd scenes
  247. factor
    a businessman who buys or sells in exchange for a commission
  248. falconer
    a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
  249. famulus
    a close attendant (as to a scholar)
  250. farmer
    a person who works growing crops or raising animals
  251. farrier
    a person who shoes horses
  252. father
    a person who founds or establishes some institution
  253. feller
    a boy or man
  254. fence
    a dealer in stolen property
  255. ferryman
    a man who operates a ferry
  256. fiddler
    a musician who plays the violin
  257. financier
    a person skilled in large-scale monetary transactions
  258. firefighter
    a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
  259. fisherman
    someone whose occupation is catching fish
  260. fishmonger
    someone who sells fish
  261. fitter
    someone who fits a garment to a particular person
  262. floater
    an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
  263. florist
    someone who grows and deals in flowers
  264. flutist
    someone who plays the flute
  265. fool
    a professional clown who entertains a king
  266. footballer
    an athlete who plays American football
  267. footman
    a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
  268. footpad
    a highwayman who robs on foot
  269. foreman
    a person who exercises control over workers
  270. forester
    someone trained in forestry
  271. forger
    someone who makes copies illegally
  272. fowler
    someone who hunts wild birds for food
  273. friar
    male member of a religious order originally relying on alms
  274. fruiterer
    a person who sells fruit
  275. fuller
    a workman who fulls freshly woven cloth for a living
  276. furrier
    someone who makes or sells garments made of animal pelts
  277. gaffer
    an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or TV set
  278. gambler
    someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
  279. gamekeeper
    a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
  280. gangster
    a criminal who is a member of an association of criminals
  281. gaoler
    someone who guards prisoners
  282. gardener
    someone who takes care of a garden
  283. gastroenterologist
    a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
  284. geisha
    a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
  285. genealogist
    an expert in genealogy
  286. general
    command as an officer of the highest rank
  287. geographer
    a scientist trained in the study of the earth's surface
  288. geologist
    a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
  289. geometer
    a mathematician specializing in geometry
  290. geophysicist
    a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
  291. gilder
    someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
  292. gillie
    a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
  293. glassblower
    someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass
  294. glazier
    someone who cuts flat glass to size
  295. goatherd
    a person who tends a flock of goats
  296. goldbeater
    an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf
  297. goldsmith
    an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
  298. governor
    the head of a state authority
  299. grammarian
    a linguist who specializes in the study of syntax
  300. granger
    a person who operates a farm
  301. gravedigger
    a person who earns a living by digging graves
  302. graverobber
    someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts
  303. grazier
    a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
  304. greengrocer
    a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
  305. grenadier
    an infantryman equipped with grenades
  306. grocer
    a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs
  307. groom
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  308. guard
    watch over or shield from danger or harm
  309. guardsman
    a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'
  310. guide
    someone employed to conduct others
  311. guitarist
    a musician who plays the guitar
  312. gunner
    a serviceman in the artillery
  313. gunslinger
    a professional killer who uses a gun
  314. gunsmith
    someone who makes or repairs guns
  315. gynecologist
    a specialist in gynecology
  316. haberdasher
    a merchant who sells clothing designed for men
  317. hacker
    a programmer who breaks into computer systems
  318. hairdresser
    someone who cuts or beautifies hair
  319. halberdier
    a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
  320. handyman
    a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
  321. haberdasher
    a merchant who sells clothing designed for men
  322. harlot
    a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
  323. harper
    someone who plays the harp
  324. harpist
    someone who plays the harp
  325. hatmaker
    someone who makes and sells hats
  326. hatter
    someone who makes and sells hats
  327. hawker
    someone who travels about selling his wares
  328. headmaster
    presiding officer of a school
  329. headmistress
    a woman headmaster
  330. hedger
    a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
  331. henchman
    someone who assists in a plot
  332. herald
    a person who announces important news
  333. herbalist
    a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
  334. herder
    someone who drives a herd
  335. hermit
    one retired from society for religious reasons
  336. herpetologist
    a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians
  337. hewer
    a person who hews
  338. highwayman
    a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
  339. hind
    located at or near the back of an animal
  340. historian
    a person who is an authority on the past and who studies it
  341. historiographer
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
  342. hobo
    a disreputable vagrant
  343. hodman
    a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
  344. homoeopath
    a practitioner of homeopathy
  345. hosier
    a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear
  346. hostler
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  347. housewife
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
  348. huckster
    an aggressive and dishonest seller or advertiser
  349. hunter
    someone who tracks and kills game
  350. huntsman
    someone who hunts game
  351. husbandman
    a person who operates a farm
Created on Wed Mar 06 10:27:40 EST 2013 (updated Wed Mar 06 13:35:46 EST 2013)

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