| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameDagmaker |
Term description Mitten maker (usually for fishermen) |
| NameDamasker |
Term description One who works with damask cloth |
| NameDame |
Term description Title of lady, usually married or widowed |
| NameDancing-master |
Term description One who teaches dancing |
| NameDay labourer/day-labourer |
Term description Worker paid by the day |
| NameDeacon |
Term description Chief official of craft or trade |
| NameDeacon convener/deacon-convener |
Term description Chief official of craft or trade |
| NameDeacon convener of trades |
Term description Chief official of craft or trade |
| NameDeacon warner |
Term description A deacon was the chief official of a craft or trade, or a lay official in the church; a warner was an official who summoned a congregation to church, or members of a court or council to a meeting |
| NameDean |
Term description Chief official of craft or trade, head of a university faculty, leader of body of lawyers |
| NameDean of guild |
Term description Chief official of craft or trade |
| NameDempster |
Term description A judge, an officer of the court who pronounced sentence |
| NameDeyman |
Term description Either a day labourer (that is, hiring himself out by the day) or a dairyman |
| NameDingwall pursuivant |
Term description A member of the Lyon court |
| NameDirector |
Term description Senior official in government office |
| NameDistiller |
Term description One who makes spirits, often whisky |
| NameDitcher |
Term description One who digs or cleans ditches |
| NameDoctor |
Term description Usually a medical practitioner |
| NameDoctor of medicine |
Term description Usually a medical practitioner |
| NameDoctor of physic |
Term description Usually a medical practitioner |
| NameDom. Servt. |
Term description Domestic servant |
| NameDomestic |
Term description General indoor servant |
| NameDominie |
Term description A schoolmaster or tutor |
| NameDoor-keeper |
Term description One who guards a doorway |
| NameDowager |
Term description Widow of titled man |
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