Glassblower - one who makes glass objects by blowing Girdler - leather worker who made girdles and belts, chiefly for the Army Gilder - one who gilds (applies gold leaf to something) Less common craftsmen - sorted alphabeticallyĪccoutrement maker - makes military accessoriesĪrchitect - a designer of buildings and other constructionsĪrkwright - a maker of "arks" - wooden chests or coffersīellmaker - these are the little bells that go on sleighs and clothing, as opposed to the large civic bells cast by the bellfounderīesom maker - one who makes brooms (known as besoms in the middle ages: 'broom' was the name of the plant use to make them)īodger - itinerant wood turners (read more)Ĭampaner - maker of large bells (church-bells, for example)Ĭarder - one who cards wool (combs out wool in preparation for spinning it)Ĭoppersmith, redsmith - a worker in copper and brassĬorsetier - maker of corsets and other undergarmentsĭiamantaire - diamond-cutter (actually, diamond-cutting wasn't discovered until after the Middle Ages, but once it was diamantaires usually had their own guilds)ĭraper - Originally, drapers were clothiers, though today the British use the word for a dry goods merchant.Įmbroiderer - one who decorates fabric with stitched designsĮngraver - for printing, not to decorate itemsįabricshearer - trims the nap and makes pleats for customersįuller - cloth worker who shrinks, beats, presses clothįuller - someone who cleans and thickens cloth by beating it Wool stapler - one who buys and sells wool wholesale Waferer - confectioner (a dealer in 'wafers', a kind of cake) Thresher - one who thrashes grain, separating it from straw Skinner - a dealer in furs and skins (essentially, the same thing as a furrier) Milkmaid - a female servant who milks cows
Mercer - a dealer in expensive clothing (silk, etc.) Linen-draper - one who deals in linens, calicos, etc. Lighterman - one who ferries goods from ship to shore on a small boat Ironmonger - one who sells things made of iron Hetheleder - one who sells heather as fuel Greengrocer - seller of vegetables and fruits Apothecary - a preparer and merchant for drugs and medicinesĬollier - one who makes or sells charcoal (later coal) ĭrover - one who drives sheep or cattle to marketįueller - one who sells charcoal, wood, or other fuels
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