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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

Tweedle24 Sun 24-May-20 13:13:54

Elephant keeper

threexnanny Sun 24-May-20 16:17:43

Fiddler

JuliaM Sun 24-May-20 17:10:52

Clicker, the skilled proffesion of cutting out Shoes from Leather ready to be sewn together.

lemsip Mon 25-May-20 17:50:07

goldsmith

Fernbergien Mon 25-May-20 17:59:19

Snake charmer

Fernbergien Mon 25-May-20 18:00:30

Sorry Highway man

Fernbergien Tue 26-May-20 11:17:01

Tea taster

Fernbergien Tue 26-May-20 11:18:27

Sorry again - Igloo builder

lemsip Tue 26-May-20 18:15:38

haberdasher

Fernbergien Wed 27-May-20 12:04:16

Jailer

Ohmother Wed 27-May-20 13:12:01

Kattle inseminator. I know, I know; wrong spelling but I missed ‘c’ again. ?

lemsip Wed 27-May-20 13:12:30

knocker upper.

Bellanonna Sat 30-May-20 08:45:59

Lavender (washerwoman)

lemsip Sat 30-May-20 13:25:47

mechanic

Bellanonna Sat 30-May-20 17:11:49

Napped Tender (works with socks)

Bellanonna Sat 30-May-20 17:21:40

Should be Napper Tender

Oopsadaisy3 Sat 30-May-20 22:08:42

An Owler, a Sheep or wool smuggler

lemsip Sat 30-May-20 23:26:57

phrenologist phrenology, an early kind of psychology

May7 Sun 31-May-20 00:28:01

Quill maker

Puzzler61 Sun 31-May-20 06:11:22

Radar controller

Bellanonna Sun 31-May-20 07:30:07

Sawyer

lemsip Sun 31-May-20 10:36:04

Taxidermist

Bellanonna Thu 04-Jun-20 08:44:16

Underlooker (worked in coal mines)

May7 Thu 04-Jun-20 20:39:05

Vampire Slayer

Bellanonna Thu 04-Jun-20 22:14:52

Wainwright (made wagons)