Synonyms and antonyms of Jobs in the past in British Thesaurus

alderman (noun)

in the past, a male politician who was a senior member of a town council in England or Wales

alderwoman (noun)

in the past, a female politician who was a senior member of a town council in England or Wales

apothecary (noun)

an old word for someone whose job was to prepare and sell medicines

barrow boy (noun)

British in the past, a boy or man whose job was to sell fruit and vegetables from a barrow

cabin boy (noun)

a boy who worked on a ship as a servant in the past

chronicler (noun)

a writer of history, especially in the past

eunuch (noun)

a man whose testicles have been removed, especially, in the past, a man whose job was guarding women in a harem

fool (noun)

a man in the past whose job was to entertain a king, queen, or other important person by making them laugh

governess (noun)

a woman whose job was to look after and teach her employer’s children in their home, especially in the past

innkeeper (noun)

an old word for someone whose job was to manage an inn

jester (noun)

someone in the past whose job was to entertain an important person by saying and doing funny things

page (noun)

a boy whose job was to be the servant of someone of a high social class in the past

parlourmaid (noun)

a woman servant in a large house in the past whose job included serving meals

press gang (noun)

in the past, a group of men whose job was to force other men to join the armed forces

scribe (noun)

someone whose job was to copy documents and books before printing was invented

steward (noun)

someone whose job was to look after a house or land for someone else in the past

swineherd (noun)

an old word for someone whose job was to look after pigs

tinker (noun)

in the past, a man who travelled from place to place repairing metal objects such as pans

town clerk (noun)

British in the past, someone whose job was to keep the official records of a town or to give legal advice to the people living there

town crier (noun)

someone whose job in the past was to walk around a town shouting news and important announcements

tribune (noun)

a government official in ancient Rome whose job was to protect the rights of ordinary people

washerwoman (noun)

a woman in the past whose job was to wash other people’s clothes

wheelwright (noun)

someone in the past whose job was to make or repair wooden wheels