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DUTCH OCCUPATIONS ENGLISH TRANSLATION
akkerbouwer farmer
amanuensis amanuensis
apothekersbediende pharmacy clerk
arbeider worker
bakker baker
bakkersknecht baker's apprentice
banketbakker confectioner
barbier barber
bediende clerk
behanger paperhanger
besteller postman
beurtschipper skipper
bierbrouwer brewer
bierbrouwers knecht brewers servant
bleeker paler
blikslager tinsmith
boek drukkers gezel journeyman printers
boekbinder bookbinder
boekdrukker printer
boerenknecht farmhand
boschwachter woodranger
brievenbesteller postman
brievengaarder village postmaster
broodbakker baker
colporteur canvasser
conducteur conductor
daghuurder days tenant
dagloner day laborer
dekker roofer
dienstbode servant
dienstmeid maid servant
geneesheer physician
gepensioneerde pensioner
gepensioneerd soldaat retired soldier
gerechtsdienaar justiciary
goudsmid goldsmith
gruster  ??
hoefsmid blacksmith
horlogemaker watchmaker
houtzager sawyer
huisknecht servant
kaasmaker cheese maker
kantoorbediende clerk
kassier cashier
kastelein landlord
kastenmaker cabinet-maker
Kleermaker /kleedermaker/kledermaker tailor
koetsier coachman
koperslager coppersmith
kostschoolhouder container boarding
kramer pedlar, hawker
kruidenier knecht grocery servant
kuiper cooper
kurken snijder cork cutter
laagmolenaarsgezel low apprentice
ladelmaker label maker ??
landbouwer farmer
landeigenaar land owner
landmeter surveyor
leeraar teacher
leerlooier tanner
leestenmaker  ??
letterzetter compositor
logementhouder innkeeper
loodgieter plumber
meubelmaker joiner
molenaar miller
mutsenmaakster milliner
muziekonderwijzer music teacher
muzikant musician
muzijkmeester  ??
naaister seamstress
notaris notary
onderwijzer teacher
oppermachtmeester supremacy master
opperwachtmeester sergeant major
oppasser keeper
opzigter overseer
pakhuisknecht warehouseman
papiermaker papermaker
particulier private
pettenmaker hat mqaker
postbode mailman
pottenbakker potter
procureur attorneyd
rietdekker thatcher
schaap
scharenslijper grinder
scheepstimmerman shipwright
schilder painter
schoenmaker shoemaker
schrijnwerker joiner
shipper skipper
sjouwer porter
slager butcher
smid smith
spoorbeambte guard rail
spoorwegbeambte railway employee
stalhouder jobber,liveryman
steendrukker lithographer
steenfabriekant stone manufacturer side
steenhouwer stonemason
stoelenmaker chair maker
stratenmaker road worker
stroodekker straw decker
stukadoor plasterer
tabakshandelaar tobacco merchant
tabaksplanter tabacco farmer
timmerman carpenter
torenwachter watchman
touwslager rope-maker
turfdrager peat carrier
uitdrager broker
veearts veterinarian
veldwachter patrolman
verwer processing
visscher fisherman
voerman carter
voermandgezel food basket companion
voermansknecht carter servant
wagenmaker wagen maker or wheelwright
warmoezenier market
werkster aan den papiermolen worker at the paper mill
wethouder alderman
wijnhandelaar wine merchant
wijnkoopersgezel wine-merchant companion
wijnkoopersknecht wine-merchant's servant
winkelier shopkeeper (male)
winkelierster shopkeeper (female)
wisselwachter switchman
zadelmaker Saddler
zilversmid silversmith
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