| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameBombardier |
Term description A non-commissioned officer in some artillery regiments |
| NameBonat-maker/bonatmaker/bonnat-maker/bonnetmaker |
Term description One who makes ladies' headwear |
| NameBone-setter |
Term description Surgeon |
| NameBonnet laird |
Term description A small landowner (wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry). |
| NameBookbinder |
Term description One who makes covers and applies them to books |
| NameBookmaker |
Term description One who arranges betting for others |
| NameBookseller |
Term description One who sells books to the public |
| NameBoot laster |
Term description A person who fits the parts of boots/shoes to a last (model of foot on which they are made or repaired) |
| NameBoot sprigger |
Term description A person who nails boots together with sprigs, small headless or almost headless nails |
| NameBottle-maker |
Term description One who makes bottles |
| NameBowar/bower |
Term description Bowyer, bow-maker (archery) |
| NameBowet-maker |
Term description Bowyer (archery) |
| NameBow-maker |
Term description Bowyer (archery) |
| NameBowman |
Term description 1. Archer, one who fights using a bow and arrows. 2. A sub-tenant who farms a tenant's cows for a season |
| NameBrabanar |
Term description Weaver |
| NameBrabaner |
Term description Weaver |
| NameBrabiner |
Term description Weaver |
| NameBrabonar |
Term description Weaver |
| NameBraboner |
Term description Weaver |
| NameBrakeman |
Term description A person employed to manage the brakes on a train |
| NameBrasier |
Term description Brass worker, brass smith |
| NameBrassier |
Term description Brass worker, brass smith |
| NameBrass-smith |
Term description Brass worker, brass smith |
| NameBreadcarrier |
Term description One who transports bread |
| NameBrewar |
Term description One who makes ale or beer |
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