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French |
English |
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accoucheur |
obstetrician |
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accoucheuse |
midwife |
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adjoint du maire |
mayor's assistant |
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adjudicateur |
judge, awarder |
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agriculteur |
farmer, husbandman |
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apiculteur |
beekeeper |
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apothicaire |
pharmacist |
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appariteur |
porter |
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apprenti |
apprentice |
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appreteur |
hat trimmer or finisher |
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archiviste |
records keeper |
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armurier |
armorer, gunsmith |
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arpenteur |
land surveyor |
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arpete |
errand boy, apprentice |
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arquebusier |
gunsmith |
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arrimeur |
stevedore |
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artisan |
handicraftsman |
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aubergiste |
innkeeper |
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aviculteur |
poultry farmer |
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avocat |
lawyer, barrister |
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bachoteur |
ferryman |
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banquier |
money agent, banker |
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baquetier |
bucket maker |
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bardeur |
stone carrier |
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barilleur or barillier |
cooper |
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barnum |
showman |
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barreur |
helmsman |
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becheur |
ditch digger |
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bedeau |
church caretaker |
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berger |
shepherd |
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bijoutier |
jeweller |
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bineur |
hoer (farmer) |
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blanchissage de toile |
fabric washer |
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boiseur |
timberman (mining) |
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bonne |
maid, female servant |
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bonnetier |
hosier |
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bossetier |
glass blower |
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boucher |
butcher |
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boulanger |
baker |
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bourgeois |
townsman, citizen |
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bourrelier |
harness maker |
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bousilleur |
adobe builder |
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boutonnier |
button maker |
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bouvier |
herdsman, cowherder |
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braconnier |
poacher |
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brasseur |
brewer |
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brassier |
farmworker, laborer |
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brigadier de foret |
drill sergeant |
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briqueteur |
bricklayer |
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briquetier |
brick maker |
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bucheron |
woodcutter |
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burineur |
engraver |
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cabaretier |
tavern-keeper |
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calfata |
ship's caulker |
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calottier |
cap maker |
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calvanier |
laborer in harvest time |
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cambrioleur |
burglar |
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cannonier |
gunner (cannon) |
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Cantonnier |
Roadmender |
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canut |
silk weaver |
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Capitaine de Milice |
Captain of the Militia |
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Capitaine de Navire |
ship's captain |
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Capitaine de Port |
port captain |
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Capitaine de troupes |
troop captain |
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Capitaine de vaisseau |
ship's captain |
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capitoril |
town councellor |
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Cardeur Carder |
wool comber |
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carreleur |
floor tiler |
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carrier |
quarryman |
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cartomancien |
fortune teller |
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cartonneur |
book binder |
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casquettier |
helmet maker |
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centurier |
maker of belts |
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chamoiseur |
tawer (leather worker) |
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champetre |
village policeman |
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Chandler |
Candle maker |
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chanvrier |
hemp dea |
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Chapelier |
Hatter |
Charbonnier |
Charcoal maker |
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charcutier |
pork merchant |
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charlot |
public executioner (1700s) |
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charpentier |
carpenter, shipwright |
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Charpentier puis coloriste |
Carpenter and painter |
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charretier |
waggoner |
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charron |
wheelwright |
chartier/tabellion |
charter writer |
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chasseur |
hunter |
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châtelain |
owner of a castle |
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chatreur |
gelder |
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chaudronnier |
brazier, ironmonger or cooper, barrel maker |
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chaussetier |
hosier |
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chausseur |
shoe salesman |
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chef d'escadron |
cavarly major |
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chemisier |
shirt maker |
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cheriere |
goat girl |
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chevalier-errant |
knight-errant |
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chevau-leger |
light cavalryman |
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chevaucheur |
rider, horseman |
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chimiste |
chemist |
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chirurgien |
surgeon |
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chronometreur |
time keeper |
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cingleur |
shingler |
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cirier |
was worker |
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ciseleur |
carver, sculptor |
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clergé |
clergymen |
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cloutier |
nail maker |
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cocher |
coachman, driver |
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colon |
colonist, planter, farmer |
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colporteur |
hawker |
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commercant |
trader, merchant |
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commis |
clerk |
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compagnon |
journeyman, partner |
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concierge |
doorkeeper, janitor |
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conducteur de moutons |
sheep herder |
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conseiller |
councilor |
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conteur |
story teller |
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Cordier |
ropemaker |
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cordonnier |
shoemaker |
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corroyeur |
currier, leather worker |
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corsetier |
corset maker |
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courrier |
messenger, courier |
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coutelier |
cutler |
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couturier |
seamstress |
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couvreur |
roofer |
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cuisinier |
cook |
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cultivateur |
farmer |
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defricheur |
clearer, settler |
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degrossisseur |
one who rough hews, trims |
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degustateur |
wine taster |
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dentellière |
lacemaker |
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dentiste |
dentist |
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devancier |
predecessor, ancestor |
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diacre |
deacon |
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docteur médical |
medical doctor |
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domestique |
servant, domestic |
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drapier |
clothier |
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emouleur |
traveling blade shapener |
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entrepreneur |
undertaker echevin |
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epicier |
grocer |
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escrimeur |
fencer |
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essayeur |
assayer, estimator |
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étameur |
tinsmith |
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fabricant de bas |
Maker of stockings |
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fabricant de chapelet |
rosary maker |
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fabricant de tisser |
loom maker |
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fabricant de tremblement |
quiver maker |
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facteur |
postman or railway porter |
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facturier |
invoice clerk |
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faiseur de balais |
brush maker |
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faiseur de panier |
basket maker |
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fantassin |
foot soldier, infantryman |
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farinier |
miller/flour seller |
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fauconnier |
falconer |
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femme de chambre |
parlor maid |
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femme de charge |
housekeeper |
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ferblantier |
tinsmith |
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fermier |
tenant farmer |
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ferrant |
shoeing smith |
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fileur de coton |
cotton spinner |
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fileur de laines |
wool spinner |
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filbustier |
buccaneer |
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flottard |
naval cadet |
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fontainier |
fountain-maker |
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forban |
pirate |
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forestier |
forester |
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forgeron |
blacksmith |
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forgeron d'outils |
tool maker |
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fouilleur |
excavator |
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fourbisseur |
furbisher, sword cutter |
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fournier |
oven keeper |
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francs-tenancier |
freeholder |
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fromager |
cheese maker |
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fuyard |
fugitive, runaway |
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gainier |
sheath/scabbard, maker |
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gagne-deniers |
unskilled worker |
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gagne-petit |
knife grinder |
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gantier |
glove maker |
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garcon tailleur |
journeyman tailor |
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garde de champetre |
constable |
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garde de cheval |
horse gaurd |
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geolier |
jailer |
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gigolette |
street walker |
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giletier |
waistcoat maker |
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gindre or geindre |
journeyman baker |
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goujat |
soldiers servant, hod carrier |
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gourgandine |
harlot |
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grade |
noncommissioned offiecer |
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grand seigneur |
grand lord |
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greeur |
rigger |
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greffier |
court clerk or recorder |
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gueusard, gueux |
beggar, ragamuffin |
hacheur de paille |
strawcutter |
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haleur |
hauler, boat tower |
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hardier |
shepherd |
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harengere |
fish-wife |
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herbiere |
herb woman |
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histrion |
actor, stage player |
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homme de cheval |
horseman |
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homme de journee |
day laborer |
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homme de loi |
lawyer |
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homme de peine |
laborer |
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horloger |
clock maker |
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hotelier |
innkeeper, host |
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huissier |
usher |
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immigre |
settler, immigrant |
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imprimeur |
printer, pressman |
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inconnu |
unknown person |
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jardinier |
gardener |
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joueur de marionette |
puppeteer |
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journalier |
journeyman, day laborer |
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juge |
judge |
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juge de paix |
Justice of the Peace |
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laboureur |
A peasant who is often well off, possessor of land and at least one yoke [of oxen], which permits him to plow for himself and for others |
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laineur |
tea seller |
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lainier |
wool merchant, worker |
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lamaneur |
harbor or river pilot |
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lampiste |
lampmaker, lamplighter |
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larron |
thief, robber |
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débitant de tabac |
tobacco dealer |
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lepreux |
leper |
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lignager |
kinsman |
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limur |
filer, wood finisher |
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lisseur |
polisher |
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loueru |
hirer out, hired hand |
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loueur de bateaux |
boat keeper |
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lunetier |
spectacle maker, optician |
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lutteur |
wrestler |
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macon |
mason |
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magister |
village schoolmaster |
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malletier |
trunk maker |
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maltotier |
tax gatherer |
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mandant |
employer |
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manoeuvre |
common worker |
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maquignon |
horse dealer, go between |
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marbrier |
marble cutter, polisher |
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marcaire |
stable person |
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marchand d'eau-de-vie |
liquor merchant |
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marchand de bestiaux |
Cattle merchant |
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marchand de blé |
corn chandler |
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marchand de draps |
cloth merchant |
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marchand de epicery |
canned goods merchant |
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marchand de fers |
Iron merchant |
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marchand de porcs |
pig merchant |
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mareyeur |
fish salesman |
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marie |
married man |
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marieur |
matchmaker |
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marqueur (euse) |
marker, scorer, tally keeper |
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marteleur |
hammerman |
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mastroquet |
pub keeper |
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matelot |
sailor, seaman |
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megissier |
tawer, leather dresser |
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mendiant |
beggar |
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menuisier |
joiner, carpenter |
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mercier |
draper |
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messire |
sire, master, squire |
Metayer |
Sharecropper |
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meunier |
miller |
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milicier |
militiaman |
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miroitier |
looking glass maker, vendor |
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monnayeur |
coiner, minter |
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mousse |
cabin boy, ship boy |
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musicien |
musician |
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negociant |
merchant or wholesaler |
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nocher |
pilot, boatman |
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nourrice |
wet nurse |
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nourrisseur |
cow keeper, cattle feeder |
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oiseleur |
bird catcher, fowler |
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ornemaniste |
sculptor, painter of ornaments |
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outilleur |
tool maker |
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ouvriere |
workingwoman |
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pailleur |
dealer in straw |
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panetier |
bread store keeper |
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pantouflier |
slipper maker |
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paqueteur |
packer |
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parcheminier |
parchment maker |
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parqueteur |
floor layer |
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pasteur |
pastor |
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patachon |
steersman, coach driver |
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pâtre |
herdsman, shepherd |
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peaussier |
skinner, skin dresser |
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pecheur |
fisherman |
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peignier |
comb maker, seller |
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peintre |
painter |
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perruquier |
barber wigmaker |
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pharmacien |
pharmacist |
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piqueur |
outrider, overseer |
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plumassier |
feather merchant |
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pompier |
pump maker, fireman |
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pontier |
bridge keeper |
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porcelainier |
porcelain maker, worker |
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porcher |
swine herder |
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portageur |
toter, carrier |
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porteballe |
pedlar, packman |
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portefaix |
porter, street porter |
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porteflambeau |
torchbearer, linkman |
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poseur |
one who lays down stones |
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posticheur |
wig maker |
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potier |
potter |
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poudrier |
gunpowder maker |
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pousse-cailloux |
footslogger, infantryman |
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precepteur |
tutor, teacher |
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proprietaire |
landholder |
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proviseur |
headmaster |
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pugilistes |
boxer, fighter |
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putain |
whore |
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radoubeur |
ship repairer, caulker |
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rapetasseur |
piecer, patcher, cobbler |
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ravaudeur |
mender |
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recenseur |
census taker, enumerator |
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redresseur de torts |
knight-errant |
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regisseur de biens |
register of goods |
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regleur |
regulator (of clocks) |
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regrattier |
huckster, dealer in vegetables & cheese |
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relieur |
bookbinder |
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relieur de livres |
bookbinder of books |
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renardier |
fox catcher |
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rentier |
shareholder |
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repasseur de couteaux |
knife grinder |
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repasseuse |
ironer |
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robin |
lawyer |
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robinetier |
brass smith |
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rocailleur |
rockworker maker |
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ronchonnot |
old retired officer |
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rouleur |
traveling journeyman |
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roulier |
wagoner, carter, carrier |
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sabotier |
sabot-maker, woodenshoemaker |
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sabreur |
swashbuckler, cavalry soldier |
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sage femme |
midwife |
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saigneur |
bleeder, blood letter |
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sandalier |
sandal maker |
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sans-patrie |
person without a country |
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saucier |
sauce maker, sauce setter |
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savant |
scholar, scientist |
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savonnier |
soap maker |
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scieur de long |
pit sawyer |
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sculpteur doreur |
sculptor gilder |
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sergent de ville |
policeman |
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seigneur |
lord, nobleman |
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sellier |
saddler |
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serrurier |
locksmith |
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servreuse |
dry nurse |
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sicaire |
hired assassin |
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sommelier |
butler, cellarman |
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soudard |
old soldier, mercenary |
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souffleur de verre |
glass blower |
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taillandier |
edge tool maker |
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tailleur d'habits |
tailor |
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tailleur de pierre |
stone cutter |
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tanneur |
tanner |
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taupier |
mole catcher |
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tavernier |
tavern keeper |
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taxateur |
taxer, assessor |
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teinturier |
dyer |
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tendeur |
setter of snares |
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teneur de livres |
bookkeeper |
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terrassier |
digger |
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timonier |
steersman, helmsman |
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tirailleur |
sharpshooter, skirmisher |
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tireur |
marksman, rifleman |
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tisserand |
weaver |
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tisseur |
weaver |
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tisseur en soie |
silk weaver |
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toilier |
dealer in linen |
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tonnelier |
cooper |
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tourneur |
turner |
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trafiquant |
trafficker or trader |
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traitant |
tax farmer |
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travailleur |
worker, labourer |
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trayeur |
milker |
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tricoteur |
knitter |
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tuilier |
tile maker |
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usinier |
manufacturer, mill owner |
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vannier |
basket maker |
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veilleur de nuit |
night watchman |
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veloutier |
velvet weaver |
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vendeur d'habillement |
clothing salesm |
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verrier |
glass maker |
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vieux troupier |
old campaigner |
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vigneron |
vine-dresser |
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vilain |
village peasant |
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vitrier |
glassmaker, glazier |
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voleur |
thief, robber |
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voituier |
carrier, carter or builder of carriages |
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vrillier |
gimlet maker |
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zingueur |
zinc worker |