Medieval And Obsolete Professions: C to D

Cancellarius ~~ Chancellor.

Cardmaker ~~ Maker of cards or instruments for combing wool.

Carnifex ~~ Butcher.

Carpentarius ~~ Carpenter.

Castor ~~ Hat maker

Caulker ~~ One who makes things watertight by packing seams in windows, ships, etc., with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.

Chaloner ~~ Dealer in shalloon, a material made in Chƒons.

Chaisemaker ~~ Carriage maker.

Chandler ~~ Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; grocer.

Chapman ~~ Merchant.

Chiffonnier ~~ Wig maker.

Chirugion ~~ Apothecary or Surgeon.

Cissor ~~ Tailor.

Clark ~~ Clerk.

Clericus ~~ Clerk.

Clerk ~~ Clergyman; cleric.

Cocus (Keu) ~~ Cook.

Cohen ~~ Priest.

Collier ~~ Coal miner.

Colporteur ~~ Book peddler

Combere ~~ Woolcomber

Cooper ~~ Maker or repairer of wooden barrels, casks, and tubs.

Cordwainer ~~ Shoemaker (originally any leather worker using

Cordovan leather, from Cordova, Spain).

Corvisor (Cordewanarius, Cordwainer) ~~ Shoemaker, originally a worker in Cordovan leather.

Costermonger ~~ Peddler of fruits and vegetables.

Cotiler ~~ Cutler.

Crocker ~~ Cotter.

Crowner ~~ Coroner.

Cuhreur (Cunreur) ~~ Currier.

Cuper ~~ Cooper; a barrel maker.

Currier ~~ Tanner of leather; one who curries horses.

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Dareman ~~ Dairyman.

Daunsel ~~ Gentleman in waiting; groom; squire.

Dexter ~~ Dyer.

Diviner (OR) Dowser ~~ One who finds water under the ground using dowsing rods or a witching stick.

Docker ~~ Stevedor; dock worker who loads and unloads cargo.

Draper ~~ Dealer in cloth and dry goods.

Drayman ~~ Driver of a dray, a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads.

Dresser ~~ Surgeon's assistant in a hospital.

Drover ~~ Driver of animals to market; dealer in cattle.

Drummer ~~ Traveling salesman.

Dubbere ~~ Cloth dubber, i.e., one who raises the nap of cloth.

Dudder ~~ Probably a maker of coarse cloaks.

Duffer ~~ Peddler.

Dyer ~~ One who dyes cloth.

Dysshere ~~ Probably a ditcher, or in some cases a disher.