The... |
Is ... |
Landlord | The man who runs the tavern |
Ostler | The man (or boy) in charge of the horses and
stabling at an inn. Also stable boys and grooms. |
Fuller | The "dry cleaners". |
Acater (uh-KAY-ter) | The agent you hire to order and buy food or goods you do not supply from your own estates. |
Warrener | The man who catches rabbits on your land. (Rabbits live in warrens.) |
Fowler | The man who supplies game birds for your table |
Cocker | The man who handles the birds at cockfighting |
Sawyer | The man you contract with for sawn wooden planks (and so on) for building |
Turner | The person the joiner buys lathe-turned items from, such as table legs, finials, etc. |
Other Services and Occupations
Some Workmen's Wages in 1558 |