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Name Term description
NamePlanter in Jamaica Term description

One who works on plantations, usually sugar or tea

NamePlanter in Tobago Term description

One who works on plantations, usually sugar or tea

NamePlasterer Term description

One who applies plaster to a building or wall

NamePlate layer Term description

A person who lays, fixes and attends to the rails of a railway

NamePloughman Term description

One who guides a plough to prepare a field for sowing

NamePloughwright Term description

One who makes ploughs to prepare fields for sowing

NamePlough-wright Term description

One who makes ploughs to prepare fields for sowing

NamePlumber Term description

One who installs and maintains water and drainage pipes

NamePocket-book maker Term description

One who makes wallets and covered notebooks

NamePointsman Term description

A railway worker who operates rail points

NamePookman Term description

Porter

NamePorter Term description

One who sees to the carrying of goods

NamePorter dealer Term description

One who buys and sells mild beer

NamePorter of abbey of St Andrews Term description

One who sees to the carrying of goods

NamePortiner/portioner Term description

Proprietor or joint proprietor of land

NamePortioner Term description

Proprietor or joint proprietor of land

NamePortrait painter Term description

One who paints or draws others

NamePost Term description

One who delivers letters

NamePostmaster Term description

One who oversees the delivery of letters

NamePothisar to His Majesty Term description

One who makes and works with pastry (in this case, within the Royal Household)

NamePotisar Term description

One who makes and works with pastry

NamePotter Term description

One who works with clay and earthenware to make pots and jugs

NamePoultrie-man Term description

One who takes care of hens, geese and domestic birds

NamePoultryman Term description

One who takes care of hens, geese and domestic birds

NamePranter Term description

Printer