Dictionary of Old Occupations
Definitions of jobs Cab Driver - Cardroomer
Cab Driver: drove a type horse drawn buggy known as a hansom cab which replaced hackney carriages as an early taxi service. Cab is short for cabriolet.
Cabbie: familiar term for a Cab Driver, who drove a hansom cab.
Cabsman: alternate term for a Cab Driver, who drove a hansom cab.
Cad: worked at coaching inns to look after horses (supervised by the Ostler).
Caddie: an errand boy / gofer.
Caddy Butcher: sold horse meat products.
Cadger: a peddler or beggar.
Caffler: a Rag and Bone man or a slang term for a rogue.
Cainer: made or sold walking sticks.
Caird: a Tinker; a traveller who repaired kitchenware for cash.
Calciner: burnt bones to produce powdered lime.
Calender Operator: operated a machine with large rollers used to smooth paper for writing or printing, or to smooth cloth.
Calenderer: alternate term for a Calender Operator, who operated a machine to roll and smooth paper or cloth.
Calico Printer: a person who coloured or printed calico, a brightly coloured cloth.
Caller: alternate term for a Knocker-up, who went house to house waking up factory workers for their shifts.
Cambric Maker: wove cambric, which is a closely woven white flax cloth or linen which could be embroidered.
Camerist: unverified - according to numerous internet lists means a Lady’s Maid.
Camister: slang term for Priest.
Camlet Merchant: a seller of camlet, which is a valuable cloth that may have been originally woven from goat or camel hair.
Camp Follower: a civilian who trailed after soldiers in order to sell goods or services not provided by the army.
Campaner: forged large bells for use in churches etc.
Canal Puddler: an iron worker, or someone who lined newly built canals with a coating of clay to make them watertight, and also repaired leaks.
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Candler: a person who used tallow (animal fat) to produce candles.
Cane Seller: sold canes to be used for corporal punishment (to beat naughty children!)
Caner: a weaver and repairer of cane chairs.
Cannoneer: an artillery gunner in the armed forces. The term dates back to the late 1500s.
Canting Caller: an auctioneer.
Canvaser: a producer of canvas. Sometimes spelled Canvasser.
Caper: maker of caps. Also known as a Capper.
Capillaire Maker: made capillaire, which is a clear syrup flavoured with orange flower water. Capillaire is added by confectioners to their products.
Carbonarius: a coalminer, or a charcoal maker.
Card Maker: made the combs used for carding wool and cotton, or made the punched loom-cards used by Jacquard looms.
Card Nailer: produced or maintained the teeth (nails) on the carding machines.
Card Nailorer: another term for a Card Nailer, who maintained the teeth of carding machines (textile industry term)
Carder: carded or combed the wool / cotton between large steel combs known as Cards to align the fibres ready for spinning.
Cardroomer: a worker employed in the carding room of woollen/cotton mills.
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