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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.
Public officials and government employee records (Dossiers personnels des fonctionnaires)
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 FamilySearch Library: 0%.
Population coverage: 20%.[1]
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
|
| 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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