| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameWadsetter |
Term description 1. Creditor or holder of a wadset (mortgage of property). 2. A person enjoying the use and tenure of part of a landowner's estate under a mortgage arrangement |
| NameWadwife |
Term description A female wad maker - wad can mean stuffing for clothes |
| NameWaggoner |
Term description One who drives heavy goods vehicles |
| NameWagon-maker |
Term description One who constructs heavy goods vehicles |
| NameWaiter |
Term description Watchman |
| NameWaker |
Term description Fuller of cloth |
| NameWalker/waulker |
Term description Person who cleanses and thickens cloth |
| NameWalxmaker |
Term description One who prepares wax for use in candles, etc. |
| NameWarden |
Term description One in charge of hospital or charity home |
| NameWatch and clock maker |
Term description One who makes and repairs watches and clocks |
| NameWatchmaker |
Term description One who makes and repairs watches and clocks |
| NameWatchman |
Term description Guard at specific premises, usually at night |
| NameWatchman in port |
Term description Guard at specific premises, usually at night |
| NameWaterman |
Term description One who works by water and usually with boats |
| NameWaulker |
Term description A fuller of cloth |
| NameWax chandler |
Term description Wax candle maker |
| NameWax maker |
Term description One who prepares wax for use in candles, etc. |
| NameWean |
Term description Child, little one |
| NameWeaver |
Term description One who uses a loom to make cloth from yarn |
| NameWebster |
Term description Weaver. One who uses a loom to make cloth from yarn |
| NameWeifar/weiffar |
Term description <p>One who uses a loom to make cloth from yarn |
| NameWeigher |
Term description One who weighs goods for market |
| NameWeigh-house-man |
Term description One who operates a weigh house for weighing goods for market |
| NameWeivar |
Term description One who uses a loom to make cloth from yarn |
| NameWellar |
Term description Well borer or builder |
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