| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameGabartman/gabert-man/gabertman/gabert man |
Term description Boatman (on a lighter), bargee |
| NameGairdner/gairner |
Term description One employed to tend a garden |
| NameGamekeeper |
Term description A person in charge of wild game on an estate |
| NameGanger |
Term description The foreman of a gang of labourers |
| NameGaoler |
Term description One who keeps a jail or is responsible for the security of a jail |
| NameGardener/gardner/gardiner |
Term description One employed to tend a garden |
| NameGauger |
Term description A person who works in excise |
| NameGause or velvet weaver |
Term description One who uses a loom to make fine cloth or velvet |
| NameGen. Lab. |
Term description General labourer |
| NameGeneral |
Term description Senior commissioned army rank |
| NameGeneral examiner of the Customs |
Term description Auditor or inspector of business |
| NameGeneral inspector of tobaccos |
Term description One appointed to see that an official function is being carried out properly, for instance the collection of revenue |
| NameGeneral supervisor |
Term description Overseer of, usually, an office |
| NameGeneral supervisor of Excise |
Term description Overseer, often of customs or office work |
| NameGenitour |
Term description Doorkeeper, caretaker |
| NameGentleman |
Term description 1. Civil rank, above commoners and below nobility. 2. A well-to-do man of no occupation |
| NameGentleman factor |
Term description 1. Civil rank, above commoners and below nobility. 2. Estate or farm manager. |
| NameGentleman of the Horse Guards |
Term description Civil rank, above commoners and below nobility |
| NameGentleman's servant |
Term description Civil rank, above commoners and below nobility |
| NameGeographer |
Term description One who analyses and illustrates the shape of land |
| NameGeographer for Scotland |
Term description One who analyses and illustrates the shape of land |
| NameGhillie |
Term description Historically a highland chief's attendant, the person who looks after wild game on a highland estate |
| NameGilder |
Term description One who applies a layer of gold to objects |
| NameGingerbread baker |
Term description One who makes gingerbread, cakes, bread, pastries and other confectionary |
| NameGirder |
Term description Hoop maker or belt maker, a cooper |
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