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Burgess rolls and guild records (Registres de bourgeoisie et corporations de métiers)
This record gives citizen lists and inhabitants of a given town; lists of persons entitled to the rights, privileges, and protection of a town or community ranging from 1300-1800. Some as early as the 12th century. Content of these records may include: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.
Records are located at the National, departmental, municipal and town archives. These records can cover up to 20% of the population. This may often be helpful for liking several generations and give the town of origin of the ancestor.
French Occupations List
A
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| French |
English
|
| Jardinier |
gardner
|
| jaugeur |
gauger, one who measures capacity
|
| journalier |
journeyman, day laborer
|
| juge |
judge
|
| juré |
juror, juryman
|
L
| 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
| 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
| 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
| French |
English
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| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
|
T
| 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
|
U
| French |
English
|
| urbaniste |
city designer, town planner
|
| usinier |
manufacturer, millowner
|
| usurier |
usurer
|
V
| 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
|
W
| French |
English
|
| wattman |
tram driver
|
X
| French |
English
|
| xylographe |
xylographer, wood engraver
|
Z
| French |
English
|
| zingueur |
zinc worker
|
References
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