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Burgess rolls and guild records (Registres de bourgeoisie et corporations de métiers)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Sometimes a useful linkage tool where several generations are listed; town of origin of an ancestor may be given.
Record type: Citizen lists and inhabitants of a given town; lists of persons entitled to the rights, privileges, and protection of a town or community.
Time Period: 1300-1800. Some as early as the 12th century.
Content: Names, ages, sometimes social and economic status of citizens, occupations, town of origin, dates when citizenship rights in a town were acquired, sometimes family relationships.
Location: National, departmental, municipal and town archives.
Percentage in Family History Library: 1%.
Population coverage: 20%.
Reliability: Good.[1]
Public officials and government employee records (Dossiers personnels des fonctionnaires)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Primarily for family relationships and to extend lineage beyond other existing records.
Record type: Personnel records of government employees and officials.
Time Period: 1525-present.
Content: Names, genealogies, biographies of public officials, clergy, rabbis, doctors, businessmen, notaries, artisans, professors, etc.
Location: National, departmental, municipal archives.
Percentage in Family History Library: 0%.
Population coverage: 20%.[1]
French Occupations List[edit | edit source]
A[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| accoucheur | obstetrician |
| accoucheuse | midwife |
| adjudicateur | judge, awarder |
| admodiateur | national agent |
| agent des postes | post office employee |
| agent national | federal agent |
| agent voyer | road surveyor, inspector of highways |
| anspessade | rigman, pikeman |
| apothicaire | apothecary, druggist |
| appareilleur | workman (construction) |
| apprêteur | hat trimmer or finisher |
| arboriculteur (arboriste) | arboriculturist, nurseryman |
| archichancelier | grnd chancellor |
| archichapelain | head chaplain |
| archidiacre | archdeacon |
| archiviste | records keeper |
| argenteur | silver plater |
| argentier | treasurer |
| argoulet | mounted archer |
| argousin | prison warden |
| armateur gérant | ship's husband or manager |
| armurier | armorer, gunsmith |
| arpète | errand boy, apprentice |
| arquebusier | gunsmith |
| arrimeur | stevedore |
| artificier | fire work marker |
| artilleur | artilleryman |
| ascensionniste | climber, balloonist |
| asservisseur | slaver |
| assesseur | assessor |
| assureur | insurer |
| aubergiste | innkeeper |
| avant-coureur | herald, forerunner |
| aviculteur | poultry farmer |
| avocat | lawyer, barrister |
| avoyer | Swiss cantonal magistrate |
B[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| bachoteur | ferryman |
| bailleur | lessor (baner) |
| bailli | baillif |
| baliseur | buoy tender |
| ballonnier | balloon vendor |
| bandagiste | truss maker |
| bardeur | stone carrier |
| barilleur or barillier | cooper |
| barnum | showman |
| barreur | helmsman |
| bateleur | juggler |
| bêcheur | ditch digger |
| bedeau | church usher, verger |
| berger | shepherd |
| bétonnière | concrete mixer |
| beurrier | butter man |
| biffin | infantryman |
| billardier | billiard, table maker |
| bineur | hoer (farmer) |
| blasonneur | interpreter of coats of arms |
| bloqueur | brakeman |
| bluteur | bolt maker |
| boiseur | timberman (mining) |
| boisselier | bushel maker and cooper |
| bossetier | glass blower |
| boucher | butcher |
| bouchonnier | cork vendor or maker |
| bouilleur | distiller of spirits |
| boulanger | baker |
| bourgeois | townsman, citizen |
| bourrelier | harness maker |
| bousilleur | adobe builder |
| boutillier | cup bearer |
| boutonnier | button maker |
| boyaudier | gut spinner |
| braconnier | poacher |
| briqueteur | bricklayer |
| briquetier | brick maker |
| bûcheron | woodcutter |
| buffetier | room keeper |
| burineur | engraver |
C[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| cabaretier | tavern-keeper |
| cadranier | dial maker |
| cageur | raftman |
| caillouteur | roadman |
| calligraphe | penman |
| calotin | churchgoer, priest |
| calottier | cap maker |
| calvanier | laborer in harvest time |
| cambrioleur | burglar |
| canetière | spooler (woman) |
| canoteur | oarsman |
| cantonnier | roadman (worker) |
| canut | silk weaver |
| capitoril | town councellor |
| cardinaliste | partisan of Richelieu or Mazarin |
| carreleur | floor tiler |
| cartomancien | fortune teller |
| cartonneur | book binder |
| casernier | barrack warden |
| catalogueur | cataloguer |
| catégoriseur | one who categorizes |
| centurier | maker of belts |
| certificateur | certifier |
| chagrinier | shagreen maker |
| chaineur | chain measurer |
| chainiste | chain maker (surveyor) |
| chambrier | chamberlain |
| chamelier | camel driver |
| champêtre | village policeman |
| champignonniste | mushroom grower |
| chanoine | canon |
| chansonnier | song writer |
| chapelier | hatter |
| chapier | cope bearer |
| charcutier | pork butcher |
| chargeur | loader, stoker |
| chariot | public executioner (eighteenth century Paris) |
| charpentier | carpenter, shipwright |
| charretier | waggoner |
| charron | wheelwright |
| chasse-marée | fish cart driver |
| chasseur | hunter |
| chasublier | church finisher |
| châtreur | gelder |
| châtelain | castellan |
| chaufournier | lime merchant |
| chaulier | lime burner |
| chaumier | thatcher |
| chaussetier | hosier |
| chausseur | shoe salesman |
| chef d'escadron | cavalry major |
| chef d'orchestre | bandmaster, conductor |
| chef de gare | station master |
| cheminot | railwayman |
| chemisier | shirt maker |
| chevalier-errant | knight-errant |
| chevaucheur | rider, horseman |
| chevau-léger | light cavalryman |
| chevillard | wholesale meat salesman |
| chevrière | goat girl |
| chiffreur | code maker, cipherer |
| chimiste | chemist |
| chiromancien | palmist |
| chirurgien | surgeon |
| choriste | chorister |
| Chrétien | Christian |
| chroniqueur | chronicler |
| chronométreur | time keeper |
| cimentier | cement maker |
| cingleur | shingler |
| cirier | wax worker |
| ciseleur | carver, sculptor |
| cloutier | nail maker |
| cocher | coachman, driver |
| coédacteur | co-editor |
| colocataire | joint tenant |
| colombophile | pigeon breeder |
| colon | colonist, planter, farmer |
| coltineur | coal porter |
| commercant | trader, merchant |
| communard | member of the Parish commune |
| commis | clerk |
| compatable | accountant, expert compatable auditor |
| concesseur | grantor (will) |
| concierge | doorkeeper, janitor |
| conclaviste | attendant priest at conclave |
| condisciple | schoolfellow |
| conférencier | lecturer |
| confiturier | preserve maker |
| connaisseur | expert |
| sonteur | story teller |
| contrebandier | smuggler |
| contrefacteur | counterfeiter |
| convayeur | conveying officer, guard |
| copain | pal, friend |
| copermutant | one who exchanges with another |
| copreneur | co-lessee, joint tennant |
| corailleur | coral fisher |
| cornemuseur | piper |
| corroyeur | currier, leather worker |
| corsetier | corset maker |
| courrier | messenger, courier, post-boy |
| cousette | apprentice of a dress maker |
| couturier | seamstress |
| couventine | nun, convent school girl |
| croque-note | street musician |
| cuisinier | cook |
| cultivateur | farmer |
| curé | priest |
D[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| débâcleur | water or port bailiff |
| déballeur | unpacker |
| débardeur | workman who unloads |
| décrueur or décruseur | a person who prepares silk for dying |
| définiteur | deputy curate |
| défricheur | clearer, settler |
| dégraisseur | wool scourer |
| dégrossisseur | one who rough hews, trims |
| dégustateur | wine taster |
| dentellier, ère | lacemaker (male, female) |
| détrousseur | highwayman, robber |
| dévaliseur | thief, burglar |
| devancier | predecessor, ancestor |
| diaconesse | deaconess |
| diacre | deacon |
| diseur | sayer, teller (soothsayer) |
| domestique | servant, domestic |
| donataire | donee, receiver |
| donateur or donneur | donor, giver |
| doreur | gilder |
| douanier | custom officer |
| draveur | raftsman, wood floater |
| droguiste | druggist |
| drousseur | wool comber |
E[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| ébaucheur | workman employed to rough-hew |
| ébéniste | cabinet maker |
| éboueur | road sweeper, scavenger |
| ébourgeonneur | bud trimmer, vineyard pruner |
| écailler | oyster man |
| échangiste | exchanger, free trader |
| échanson | cup bearers |
| échevin | sheriff, alderman |
| éclusier | sluceman, lock-keeper |
| écorcheur | knacker, fleecer |
| écoreur | supervisor |
| écosseur | sheller |
| écraseur | crusher |
| écureur de marmites | sponger |
| édificateur | builder |
| élagueur | pruner |
| embatteur or embateur | cooper, smith |
| embaumeur | embalmer |
| emmancheur | handle maker |
| émondeur | pruner, trimmer |
| émouleur | knife sharpener |
| émpailleur | chair mender |
| encadreur | frame maker |
| encaisseur | cashier |
| encaqueur | herring packer |
| enchérisseur | bidder (auction) |
| engagé | pledged to military, engaged to be married |
| enquêteur | investigator |
| entrebâilleur | door porter |
| entreposeur | warehouse keeper |
| entrepreneur de transports | forwarding agent |
| entrepreneur de pompes funèbres | undertaker |
| entrepreneur de maçonnerie | master mason |
| épistolographe | letter writer |
| escrimeur | fencer |
| essayeur | assayer, estimator |
| essayiste | essayist |
| estampeur | stamper |
| étalonneur | inspector of weights |
| étameur | tinner, one who makes mirrors |
| évaluateur | valuer, appraiser |
| éventailliste | fan maker |
F[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| facteur | maker, manufacturer, porter, postman |
| facturier | invoice clerk |
| faisandier | pheasant breeder |
| fantassin | foot soldier, infantryman |
| farinier | flour dealer |
| fauconnier | falconer |
| femme de chambre | parlor maid |
| femme de charge | housekeeper |
| femme de lettres | authoress |
| femme poète | poetess |
| femme sculpteur | sculptoress |
| femme médecin | doctor (female) |
| femme-agent | police woman |
| femme-soldat | service woman |
| ferblantier | tinman |
| fermier | tenant farmer |
| ferrant | shoeing smith |
| ferreur | shoeing smith |
| ficeleur | packer |
| flibustier | buccaneer |
| flottard | naval cadet |
| fondeur | founder, caster |
| fontainier | fountain maker |
| forban | pirate |
| foreur | borer, driller |
| forgeron | blacksmith |
| fouilleur | excavator |
| fouleur | fuller, wine presser |
| fourbisseur | furbisher, sword cutter |
| fourier | social scientist |
| fournier | oven keeper, parish baker |
| fourrageur | forager, marauder |
| francs-tenancier | freeholder |
| frangeuse | fringe maker |
| fraudeur | defrauder, smuggler |
| fréteur | freighter, charterer |
| frocard (coll.) | monk |
| fromager | cheese maker |
| frotteur | floor scrubber |
| fuyard | fugitive, runaway |
G[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| gabelou | workman who collects salt tariffs |
| gagne-deniers | unskilled worker |
| gagne-pain | breadwinner, livelihood |
| gagne-petit | knife grinder |
| gainier | sheath maker, scabbard maker |
| galibot | pit boy |
| gantier | glove maker |
| garant | guarantor |
| garantisseur | warranter |
| garçon de cabine | cabin steward |
| garçon d'honneur | bestman |
| garçon tailleur | journeyman tailor |
| garae | guard, watchman |
| garde de cheval | horse guard |
| garde-port | harbor master |
| gargotier | keeper of cook shop |
| garnisaire | bailiffs man, garrison member |
| garnisseur | trimmer |
| gaureur | gofferer, maker of waffles |
| gazier | gas fitter |
| gazier | gauze maker |
| gemmeur | tapper |
| geôlier | jailer |
| gérant | manager, editor |
| giboyeur | fowler, sportsman |
| gigolette | street walker |
| giletier | waistcoat maker |
| gindre or geindre | journeyman baker |
| gitan | gypsy (male) |
| gitane | gypsy (female) |
| glaceur | glazer |
| gobeletier | cup maker or seller |
| godilleur | sculler, oarsman |
| goujat | soldiers' servant, hod carrier |
| gourgandine | harlot |
| gradé | noncommissioned officer |
| grainier | seedman |
| graisseur | oiler, lubricator |
| grand seigneur | grand lord |
| grand-prêtre | high priest |
| grand prévôt | provost marshal |
| grand veneur | master of the hounds |
| grappilleur | grape gleaner |
| gréeur | rigger |
| greffeur | grafter |
| greffier | registrar, recorder |
| grimpeur | climber |
| griveleur | pilferer |
| gruyer | clerical position, prevot |
| guêtrier | gaiter maker |
| gueusard, gueux | beggar, ragamuffin |
H[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| habilleur | dresser (theater) |
| hache-légumes | vegetable mincer |
| hache-paille | chaff cutter |
| hache-viande | mincer |
| haleur | hauler, boat tower |
| hallier | market or stall keeper |
| harengère | fish-wife |
| Hébraisant or Hébraiste | Hebraist (specialist in Hebrew) |
| herbager | grazier |
| herbière | herb woman |
| herboriste | herbalist, dealer in herbs |
| hercheur | haulage boy |
| histrion | actor, stage player |
| homme de cheval | horseman |
| homme de journée | day laborer |
| homme de loi | lawyer |
| homme de peine | laborer |
| homme de robe | lawyer |
| homme-grenouille | frogman |
| homme-sandwich | sandwich man |
| horloger | clock maker |
| hôte, hôtesse | host, hostess |
| hôtelier | innkeeper, host |
| houilleur | coal miner |
| hucier | bin maker |
| huissier | crier of the court, usher |
I[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| immigré | settler, immigrant |
| imprimeur | printer, pressman |
| immolateur | immolator, sacrificer |
| inconnu | unknown person |
| indigotier | indigo manufacturer |
| ingénieur | engineer |
| inquisiteur | inquisitor |
| instaurateur | founder |
| interpellateur | questioner |
J[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Jardinier | gardner |
| jaugeur | gauger, one who measures capacity |
| journalier | journeyman, day laborer |
| juge | judge |
| juré | juror, juryman |
L[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| laboureur | plowman, farmer |
| laineur | tea seller |
| lainier | wool merchant, worker |
| lamaneur | harbor or river pilot |
| lamier | heddle maker |
| lamineur | flattener, roller |
| lampiste | lampmaker, lamplighter |
| langueyeur | examiner of hog's tongue |
| larron | thief, robber |
| laveur | washer, scurrer |
| layetier | box maker, packing case maker |
| le vicaire de Jésus Christ | the pope |
| lecteur | reader, proofreader |
| lépreux | leper |
| lesteur | ballast heaver |
| Lévite | Levite, ecclesiastic |
| libraire | bookseller, trader |
| lignager | kinsman |
| limur | filer, wood finisher |
| limonadier | lemonade seller |
| lisseur | polisher |
| littérateur | literaryman, author |
| loueur | hired out, hired hand |
| loueur de bateaux | boat keeper |
| loueur de bicyclettes | bicycle renter |
| lubrificateur | lubricator |
| lunetier | spectacle maker, optician |
| lutteur | wrestler |
M[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| magister | village schoolmaster |
| maieur | (Belgium) mayor |
| mairesse | mayoress |
| maître d'école | school teacher |
| maître d'equipage | boatswain |
| malletier | trunk maker |
| malteur | maltman, maltster |
| maltôtier | tax gatherer |
| mandant | employer |
| manieur | handler, manager |
| manoeuvre | common worker |
| manoeuvrier | expert seaman, tactician |
| manutentionnaire | manager, army storekeeper |
| maquignon | horse dealer, go-between |
| maraîcher | market gardener |
| marbreur | marbler |
| marbrier | marble cutter, polisher, quarry |
| marcaire | stable person |
| marchand en détail | retail merchant |
| maréchal | marshal, field marshal |
| maréchal ferrant | blacksmith |
| mareyeur | fish salesman |
| marié | married man |
| marieur | matchmaker |
| marqueteur | inlayer |
| marqueur (euse) | marker, scorer, tally keeper |
| marteleur | hammerman |
| matelot | sailor, seaman |
| mastroquet | pub keeper |
| mécanicien | mechanic, machinist |
| mécanicienne | sewing girl |
| médailleur | die sinker |
| mégissier | tawer, leather dresser |
| ménagère | housewife |
| mendiant | beggar |
| menuisier | joiner, carpenter |
| mercier | haberdasher |
| messire | sire, master, squire |
| métreur | appraiser |
| meunier | miller |
| milicier | militiaman |
| miroitier | looking glass maker, vendor |
| modellist or modéliste | dress designer |
| moine | monk, friar |
| monnayeur | coiner, minter |
| monseigneur | my lord, archbishop |
| monteur | setter, mounter of jewels |
| montreur | showman, exhibitor |
| mousse | cabin boy, ship boy |
| mulâtre | mulatto |
| mytiliculteur | mussel breeder |
N[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| nielleur | enameller in niello |
| niveleur | leveller |
| nocher | pilot, boatman |
| nolisateur or noliseur | freighter, charterer |
| nosologiste | classificator of illnesses |
| notaire | notary, solicitor |
| nourrice | wet nurse |
| nourrisseur | cow keeper, cattle feeder |
| nouvelliste | newswriter, short story writer |
O[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| oenophile | wine connoisseur |
| officier reformé | half pay officer |
| officiers mariniers | petty officers |
| oiseleur | bird catcher, fowler |
| oiselier | bird seller |
| oleiculteur | olive grower or manufacturer |
| ornemaniste | sculptor, painter of ornaments |
| orpailleur | gold washer, seeker |
| ostréiculteur | oyster growers |
| outilleur | tool maker |
P[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| pailleur | dealer in straw |
| palefrenier | groom, ostler |
| panetier | bread store keeper |
| pantouflier | slipper maker |
| paqueteur | packer |
| parcheminier | parchment maker |
| parqueteur | floor layer |
| patachon | captain, steersman, coach driver |
| patenté | licensed dealer |
| paumier | tennis court keeper |
| payeur | payer, pay clerk master |
| paysagiste | landscape painter |
| peaussier | skinner, skin dresser |
| pêcheur | fisherman |
| pédiatre | pediatrician, children's doctor |
| peigneur | wool comber |
| peignier | comb maker, seller |
| peintre | painter |
| peintre verrier | painter on glass, stained glass maker |
| peloteur | ball maker |
| péquenot | peasant, bumpkin |
| perrier | quarryman |
| perruquier | barber, wigmaker |
| peseur | weigher |
| philatéliste | stamp collector |
| piqueur | outrider, overseer |
| piquier | pike man |
| pilote | pilot, guide |
| pisteur | tout, tracker, spy |
| placeur | placer, registry office keeper |
| plaqueur | silver plater |
| plombeur | stamper (custom house) |
| plombier | lead worker, plumber |
| plumassier | feather merchant |
| poêlier | stove dealer or maker |
| pointilliste | stipple engraver, pointillist |
| polisseur | polisher |
| pompier | pump maker, fireman |
| pompiste | pump attendant |
| pontier | bridge keeper |
| porcelainier | porcelain maker, worker |
| porion | fireman in coal mine |
| portageur | toter, carrier |
| porte-auge | hod carrier |
| porteballe | pedlar, packman |
| porte-étendard | standard bearer, coronet |
| portefaix | porter, street porter |
| porteflambeau | torchbearer, linkman |
| porte-masse | mace bearer |
| poseur | one who lays down stones |
| posticheur | wig maker |
| postier | post office employee |
| potard | chemist's clerk |
| poudrier | gunpowder maker |
| pouldiller | poulterer |
| pousse-cailloux | footslogger, infantryman |
| précepteur | tutor, teacher |
| prêcheur | preacher |
| premier-né | firstborn |
| prêteur | lender |
| prêteur sur gages | pawnbroker |
| prêtre | priest |
| prêtresse | priestess |
| prévôt de salle d'armes | fencing master's assistant |
| prévot des marchands | provost of the guilds |
| prieur | prior (superior of a covenant) |
| priseur | snuff taker |
| prochain | neighbor |
| procureur de la République | public prosecutor |
| procureur général | attorney general |
| propriétaire | landholder |
| prosateur | prose writer |
| protuteur | acting guardian |
| proviseur | headmaster |
| pugiliste | boxer, fighter |
R[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| radoubeur | ship repairer, caulker |
| raffineur | sugar refiner |
| ramasseur | gatherer, collector |
| rapetasseur | piercer, patcher, cobbler |
| ravaudeur | mender |
| rebrousseur | striker (of skins) |
| recenseur | census taker, enumerator |
| receveur des postes | postmaster |
| rédacteur | writer, clerk, editor |
| redresseur de torts | knight-errant |
| rédacteur gérant | managing editor |
| refouloir | rammer (of a gun) |
| regleur | regulator (of clocks), one who rules |
| regrattier | huckster, dealer in vegetables and cheese |
| réhabilleur | mender (furniture) |
| reître | Germa horse soldier |
| renardier | fox catcher |
| rentier | renter |
| repasseur de couteaux | knife grinder |
| répétiteur | private teacher, coach, chorus master |
| requérant | plaintiff, applicant |
| résignataire | resignee |
| résinier | resin tapper |
| riboteur | tippler, boozer |
| rimeur | rhymer, versifier |
| robin | lawyer |
| robinetier | brass smith |
| rocailleur | rockwork maker |
| rochassier | rock climber |
| rôdeur | prowler, vagrant |
| romancier | novelist |
| ronchonnot | old retired officer |
| rosiériste | rose grower |
| rôtisseur | cook shop keeper |
| rouleur | traveling journeyman |
| roulier | wagoner, carter, carrier |
| rubanier | ribbon maker or vendor |
S[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| sabotier | sabot-maker, shoemaker |
| sabreur | swashbuckler, cavalry soldier |
| sacristine | vestry nun |
| saigneur | bleeder, blood letter |
| saleur | salter, curer |
| sandalier | sandal maker |
| sans-emploi | unemployed person |
| sans-filiste | wireless operator |
| sans-patrie | person without a country |
| sans-travail | unemployed person |
| sapeur | sapper |
| sapeur-telégraphiste | soldier of the signal corps |
| sardinier | sardine fisher or packer |
| sasseur | sifter, winnower |
| satineur | satiner, glazer |
| saucier | sauce maker, sauce setter |
| saunier | salt-maker, vendor |
| sauveteur | rescuer, lifeboat man |
| savant | scholar, scientist |
| savonnier | soap boiler, manufacturer |
| scrutateur | investigator |
| secouriste | qualified first aider |
| sectateur | follower, votary |
| seigneur | lord, nobleman |
| sellier | saddler |
| semainier | officer, monk, actor |
| séranceur | hackler |
| sergent-instructeur | drill sergeant |
| serger or sergier | serge weaver |
| serrurier | locksmith |
| sertisseur | setter, mounter |
| servreuse | dry nurse |
| sicaire | hired assassin |
| sioniste | zionist |
| siroteur | tippler |
| soiriste | drama critic |
| soldat réformé | invalid veteran |
| sommelier | butler, cellarman |
| soudard | old soldier, mercenary |
| souffleur de verre | glass blower |
| sous-bibliothécaire | assistant librarian |
| sous-chef | deputy head clerk or manager |
| sous-commissaire | undercommissary, assistant paymaster |
| souscripteur | subscriber, underwriter |
| souscrivant | underwriter |
| sous-diacre | subdeacon |
| sous-directeur | submanager |
| sous-économe | subtreasurer |
| sous-fermier | under-lessee |
| sous-governeur | deputy-governor |
| sous-intendant | deputy-commissary |
| sous-lieutenant | second lieutenant |
| sous-lieutenant aviateur | pilot officer |
| sous-Jocataire | undertenant, subtenant |
| sous-officier | noncommissioned officer |
| sous-préfet | subprefect, under-sheriff |
| sous-secrétaire | under-secretary |
| statuaire | sculptor of statues |
| stockiste | warehouseman or agent |
| sucrier | sugar maker, vendor |
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| French | English |
|---|---|
| taillandier | edge tool maker |
| tailleur d'habits | tailor |
| tailleur de pierre | stone cutter |
| talonnier | heel maker |
| tamiseur | sifter |
| tamisier | sieve maker or vendor |
| tâteur | feeler, taster, waverer |
| taupier | mole catcher |
| tavernier | tavern keeper |
| taxateur | taxer, assessor |
| teilleur or tilleur | scutcher |
| teinturier | dyer |
| tendeur | setter of snares |
| teneur de livres | bookkeeper |
| theatin | theatine (monk) |
| timbreur | stamper |
| timonier | steersman, helmsman |
| tirailleur | sharpshooter, skirmisher |
| tireur | marksman, rifleman |
| tisserand | weaver |
| tisseur | weaver |
| titulaire | titular, incumbent, bearer |
| toilier | dealer in linen, manufacturer of linen |
| toiseur | measurer, quantity surveyor |
| tôlier | manufacturer of sheet-iron |
| tombeur | housebreaker, demolition worker |
| tondeur de drap | cloth shearer |
| tonsuré | cleric, priest |
| tordeur | twister (silk) |
| tourbier | peat worker, runner of peat bog |
| tourier | monk or non attending the turn box |
| toumasseur | thrower of pottery |
| traitant | tax farmer |
| traiteur | restaurant keeper, caterer |
| traqueur | beater (in hunting) |
| travailleur | worker, labourer |
| trayeur | milker |
| treillageur or treillagiste | trellis maker or vendor of lattice |
| trempeur | temperer, whetter |
| trésorier | treasurer |
| tresseur | plaiter, braider |
| tricoteur | knitter |
| trieur | sorter, picker |
| trimardeur | tramp, vagabond workman |
| tringlot | trooper in the baggage train |
| tripotier | gaming house keeper |
| trouveur | discoverer, inventor |
| tulliste | tulle maker or seller |
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| French | English |
|---|---|
| urbaniste | city designer, town planner |
| usinier | manufacturer, millowner |
| usurier | usurer |
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| French | English |
|---|---|
| vaguemestre | baggage master |
| vandevilliste | vaudeville writer |
| vannier | basket maker |
| veilleur de nuit | night watchman |
| velite | light armed soldier, skirmisher |
| veloutier | velvet weaver |
| vendeur | vendor, seller, salesperson |
| verdurier | greengrocer |
| vergetier | brush maker |
| vérificateur | verifier, examiner, inspector |
| verrier | glass maker |
| vicaire général | vicar-general |
| vice-gérant | deputy manager |
| vice-reine | wife of viceroy |
| vice-roi | viceroy |
| vidame | vidame (minor noble) |
| vidangeur | nightman, scavenger |
| vieux troupier | old campaigner |
| vigie | look-ut man |
| vigneron | wine-dresser, wine grower |
| vignettiste | vignette engraver |
| vilain | village peasant |
| vinaigrier | vinegar maker, merchant |
| viseur | aimer (artillery) |
| viticulteur | vine grower |
| vitrier | glass maker, glazier |
| vivandier | sutler, canteen manager |
| voilier | sail maker, sailer |
| voleur | thief, robber |
| voltigeur | light infantry soldier, rifleman |
| voué | one who vows |
| voyageur | traveller |
| vrillier | gimlet maker |
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| French | English |
|---|---|
| wattman | tram driver |
X[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| xylographe | xylographer, wood engraver |
Z[edit | edit source]
| French | English |
|---|---|
| zingueur | zinc worker |