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Name Term description
NameSheriff officer Term description

One who represents sheriff in enforcing law

NameSheriff-depute Term description

Chief judge of a county or district

NameSheriff-substitute Term description

One to whom some legal duties are delegated by the sheriff

NameShip carpenter Term description

One who works on board a ship to build or repair with wood

NameShip owner Term description

One who owns a merchant ship

NameShip plater Term description

Person who fashions the plate (sheet metal) covering the hull of a ship

NameShipbuilder Term description

One who builds large boats and ship

NameShip-carpenter Term description

One who works on board a ship to build or repair with wood

NameShipmaster Term description

One in charge of a merchant ship

NameShip's mate Term description

Second in command of a ship

NameShoemaker Term description

One who makes and repairs shoes

NameShopkeeper Term description

One who manages a shop and sells goods to the public

NameShore-man Term description

Harbour or port worker

NameShoremaster Term description

Harbour master

NameShuttlemaker Term description

A maker of the shuttles used in weaving cloth

NameSieve wright/sieve-wright Term description

One who makes sieves

NameSieve-maker Term description

One who makes sieves

NameSieve-wright Term description

One who makes sieves

NameSilk manufacturer Term description

One who makes and works with silk

NameSilk-dealer Term description

One who buys and sells silk

NameSilk-dyer Term description

One who dyes cloth and prepares dyes

NameSilkman Term description

One who deals in silk

NameSilk-weaver Term description

One who weaves silk

NameSilversmith Term description

One who works with silver

NameSkinner Term description

A person who prepares hides