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Obscure Professions

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Oopsadaisy3 Wed 15-Apr-20 09:51:22

The title says it all
Alphabetical order,
if it’s that obscure an explanation would be interesting.
I’ll start it off

Armpit Sniffer- sniffs up to 60 armpits a day for deodorant manufacturers

Fernbergien Sun 19-Jul-20 18:41:21

French polisher

Elderflower2 Sun 19-Jul-20 16:39:35

Ethereal cloud-hopper

Bellanonna Sat 18-Jul-20 22:38:51

Dipper (pottery)

lemongrove Sat 18-Jul-20 22:31:24

Cordwainer

lemongrove Sat 18-Jul-20 22:31:11

Bailiff

Fernbergien Sat 18-Jul-20 14:49:10

Armourer

Elderflower2 Sat 18-Jul-20 12:28:18

Zone delineator

Bellanonna Fri 17-Jul-20 19:32:54

Yiji (a Chinese courtesan)

Elderflower2 Thu 16-Jul-20 13:36:37

Wax bleacher

Bellanonna Tue 14-Jul-20 14:51:59

Verderer

May7 Mon 13-Jul-20 19:41:03

Underwriter

lemsip Mon 13-Jul-20 13:56:05

Tollgate keeper

Bellanonna Sun 12-Jul-20 23:24:10

Snake milker (extracts venom for adding to medicines)

Fernbergien Sun 12-Jul-20 12:51:33

Rat catcher

May7 Sat 11-Jul-20 23:04:54

Quantum Physicists

Fernbergien Fri 10-Jul-20 20:56:39

Opium pipe maker

Bellanonna Fri 10-Jul-20 20:18:20

Nob thatcher (made wigs)

May7 Fri 10-Jul-20 18:31:37

Mannequin dresser

lemsip Fri 10-Jul-20 14:11:19

Lamplighter

Fernbergien Mon 06-Jul-20 14:14:19

Knife grinder

Bellanonna Sun 05-Jul-20 22:00:59

Jongleur (itinerant entertainer)

May7 Sat 04-Jul-20 15:04:29

Illusionist

lemsip Sat 04-Jul-20 11:45:28

Hackney Man: an early type of taxi driver; drove a horse drawn carriage for hire.

Bellanonna Fri 03-Jul-20 19:40:20

Gaunter (glovemaker)

May7 Fri 03-Jul-20 17:58:08

Fingerprint Analyst