| French | English |
| accoucheur | obstetrician |
| accoucheuse | midwife |
| adjudicateur | judge, awarder |
| appreteur | hat trimmer or finisher |
| archiviste | records keeper |
| armurier | armorer, gunsmith |
| arpete | errand boy, apprentice |
| arquebusier | gunsmith |
| arrimeur | stevedore |
| aubergiste | innkeeper |
| aviculteur | poultry farmer |
| avocat | lawyer, barrister |
| bachoteur | ferryman |
| bardeur | stone carrier |
| barilleur or barillier | cooper |
| barnum | showman |
| barreur | helmsman |
| becheur | ditch digger |
| berger | shepherd |
| bineur | hoer (farmer) |
| boiseur | timberman (mining) |
| bossetier | glass blower |
| boucher | butcher |
| boulanger | baker |
| bourgeois | townsman, citizen |
| bourrelier | harness maker |
| bousilleur | adobe builder |
| boutonnier | button maker |
| braconnier | poacher |
| brasseur | brewer |
| briqueteur | bricklayer |
| briquetier | brick maker |
| bucheron | woodcutter |
| burineur | engraver |
| cabaretier | tavern-keeper |
| calottier | cap maker |
| calvanier | laborer in harvest time |
| cambrioleur | burglar |
| canut | silk weaver |
| capitoril | town councellor |
| carreleur | floor tiler |
| cartomancien | fortune teller |
| cartonneur | book binder |
| centurier | maker of belts |
| champetre | village policeman |
| charlot | public executioner (1700s) |
| charpentier | carpenter, shipwright |
| charretier | waggoner |
| charron | wheelwright |
| chasseur | hunter |
| chatreur | gelder |
| chatelain | castellan |
| chaudronnier | brazier |
| chaussetier | hosier |
| chausseur | shoe salesman |
| chef d'escadron | cavarly major |
| chemisier | shirt maker |
| chevalier-errant | knight-errant |
| chevaucheur | rider, horseman |
| chevau-leger | light cavalryman |
| cheriere | goat girl |
| chimiste | chemist |
| chirurgien | surgeon |
| chronometreur | time keeper |
| cingleur | shingler |
| cirier | was worker |
| ciseleur | carver, sculptor |
| cloutier | nail maker |
| cocher | coachman, driver |
| colon | colonist, planter, farmer |
| commercant | trader, merchant |
| commis | clerk |
| concierge | doorkeeper, janitor |
| conteur | story teller |
| cordonnier | shoemaker |
| corroyeur | currier, leather worker |
| corsetier | corset maker |
| courrier | messenger, courier |
| couturier | seamstress |
| cuisinier | cook |
| cultivateur | farmer |
| defricheur | clearer, settler |
| degrossisseur | one who rough hews, trims |
| degustateur | wine taster |
| diacre | deacon |
| devancier | predecessor, ancestor |
| domestique | servant, domestic |
| entrepreneur | undertaker echevin |
| epicier | grocer |
| escrimeur | fencer |
| essayeur | assayer, estimator |
| facturier | invoice clerk |
| fantassin | foot soldier, infantryman |
| fauconnier | falconer |
| femme de chambre | parlor maid |
| femme de charge | housekeeper |
| fermier | tenant farmer |
| ferrant | shoeing smith |
| filbustier | buccaneer |
| flottard | naval cadet |
| forban | pirate |
| forestier | forester |
| forgeron | blacksmith |
| fouilleur | excavator |
| fourbisseur | furbisher, sword cutter |
| fournier | oven keeper |
| francs-tenancier | freeholder |
| fromager | cheese maker |
| fuyard | fugitive, runaway |
| gange-deniers | unskilled worker |
| gange-petit | knife grinder |
| gainier | sheath/scabbard, maker |
| gantier | glove maker |
| garcon tailleur | journeyman tailor |
| garde de cheval | horse gaurd |
| geolier | jailer |
| gigolette | street walker |
| giletier | waistcoat maker |
| gindre or geindre | journeyman baker |
| goujat | soldiers servant, hod carrier |
| gourgandine | harlot |
| grade | noncommissioned officer |
| grand seigneur | grand lord |
| greeur | rigger |
| gueusard, gueux | beggar, ragamuffin |
| haleur | hauler, boat tower |
| harengere | fish-wife |
| herbiere | herb woman |
| histrion | actor, stage player |
| homme de cheval | horseman |
| homme de journee | day laborer |
| homme de loi | lawyer |
| homme de peine | laborer |
| horloger | clock maker |
| hotelier | innkeeper, host |
| immigre | settler, immigrant |
| imprimeur | printer, pressman |
| inconnu | unknown person |
| jardinier | gardener |
| journalier | journeyman, day laborer |
| juge | judge |
| laboureur | plowman, farmer |
| laineur | tea seller |
| lainier | wool merchant, worker |
| lamaneur | harbor or river pilot |
| lampiste | lampmaker, lamplighter |
| larron | thief, robber |
| lepreux | leper |
| lignager | kinsman |
| limur | filer, wood finisher |
| lisseur | polisher |
| loueru | hirer out, hired hand |
| loueur de bateaux | boat keeper |
| lunetier | spectacle maker, optician |
| lutteur | wrestler |
| macon | mason |
| magister | village schoolmaster |
| malletier | trunk maker |
| maltotier | tax gatherer |
| mandant | employer |
| manoeuvre | common worker |
| maquignon | horse dealer, go between |
| marbrier | marble cutter, polisher |
| marcaire | stable person |
| marchand de blé | corn chandler |
| mareyeur | fish salesman |
| marie | married man |
| marieur | matchmaker |
| marqueur (euse) | marker, scorer, tally keeper |
| marteleur | hammerman |
| matelot | sailor, seaman |
| mastroquet | pub keeper |
| megissier | tawer, leather dresser |
| mendiant | beggar |
| menuisier | joiner, carpenter |
| messire | sire, master, squire |
| meunier | miller |
| milicier | militiaman |
| miroitier | looking glass maker, vendor |
| monnayeur | coiner, minter |
| mousse | cabin boy, ship boy |
| musicien | musician |
| nocher | pilot, boatman |
| nourrice | wet nurse |
| nourrisseur | cow keeper, cattle feeder |
| oiseleur | bird catcher, fowler |
| ornemaniste | sculptor, painter of ornaments |
| outilleur | tool maker |
| pailleur | dealer in straw |
| panetier | bread store keeper |
| pantouflier | slipper maker |
| paqueteur | packer |
| parcheminier | parchment maker |
| parqueteur | floor layer |
| pasteur | pastor |
| patachon | steersman, coach driver |
| peaussier | skinner, skin dresser |
| pecheur | fisherman |
| peignier | comb maker, seller |
| peintre | painter |
| perruquier | barber wigmaker |
| piqueur | outrider, overseer |
| plumassier | feather merchant |
| pompier | pump maker, fireman |
| pontier | bridge keeper |
| porcelainier | porcelain maker, worker |
| portageur | toter, carrier |
| porteballe | pedlar, packman |
| portefaix | porter, street porter |
| porteflambeau | torchbearer, linkman |
| poseur | one who lays down stones |
| posticheur | wig maker |
| potier | potter |
| poudrier | gunpowder maker |
| pousse-cailloux | footslogger, infantryman |
| precepteur | tutor, teacher |
| proprietaire | landholder |
| proviseur | headmaster |
| pugilistes | boxer, fighter |
| radoubeur | ship repairer, caulker |
| rapetasseur | piecer, patcher, cobbler |
| ravaudeur | mender |
| recenseur | census taker, enumerator |
| redresseur de torts | knight-errant |
| regleur | regulator (of clocks) |
| regrattier | huckster, dealer in vegetables & cheese |
| renardier | fox catcher |
| repasseur de couteaux | knife grinder |
| robin | lawyer |
| robinetier | brass smith |
| rocailleur | rockworker maker |
| ronchonnot | old retired officer |
| rouleur | traveling journeyman |
| roulier | wagoner, carter, carrier |
| sabotier | sabot-maker, woodenshoemaker |
| sabreur | swashbuckler, cavalry soldier |
| saigneur | bleeder, blood letter |
| sandalier | sandal maker |
| sans-patrie | person without a country |
| saucier | sauce maker, sauce setter |
| savant | scholar, scientist |
| seigneur | lord, nobleman |
| sellier | saddler |
| serrurier | locksmith |
| servreuse | dry nurse |
| sicaire | hired assassin |
| sommelier | butler, cellarman |
| soudard | old soldier, mercenary |
| souffleur de verre | glass blower |
| taillandier | edge tool maker |
| tailleur d'habits | tailor |
| tailleur de pierre | stone cutter |
| taupier | mole catcher |
| tavernier | tavern keeper |
| taxateur | taxer, assessor |
| teinturier | dyer |
| tendeur | setter of snares |
| teneur de livres | bookkeeper |
| timonier | steersman, helmsman |
| tirailleur | sharpshooter, skirmisher |
| tireur | marksman, rifleman |
| tisserand | weaver |
| tisseur | weaver |
| tisseur en soie | silk weaver |
| toilier | dealer in linen |
| tonnelier | cooper |
| traitant | tax farmer |
| travailleur | worker, labourer |
| trayeur | milker |
| tricoteur | knitter |
| tuilier | tile maker |
| usinier | manufacturer, mill owner |
| vannier | basket maker |
| veilleur de nuit | night watchman |
| veloutier | velvet weaver |
| verrier | glass maker |
| vieux troupier | old campaigner |
| vigneron | vine-dresser |
| vilain | village peasant |
| vitrier | glassmaker, glazier |
| voleur | thief, robber |
| vrillier | gimlet maker |
| zingueur | zinc worker |