1 . Catchpole . A catchpole round up delinquent debitor . suppose a cross between Dog the Bounty Hunter and a really smarmy collection factor .
2 . Knocker - Up . In British towns of yore , particularly those with a mine or mill as the center of commercial natural process , knocker - ups were creditworthy for go from household to house to wake workers in the dawn . The title came from the speech sound they made rapping on windows .
3 . Weirkeeper . A custodian of fish snare . Just do n’t ever call the Guy fromDeadliest Catchthat to their face .
4 . Ironmonger . One who deal thing made out of iron . trader of all character were constitute in the Middle Ages : barrow-boy ( fruit seller ) , fishmonger , woodmonger — and the term still survive here and there as in hatemonger and fear monger .
5 . Hobbler . No , not one who breaks branch for the mob ( or more historically , the Medicis ) , but rather one who tow boats on a river or canal .
6 . Arkwright . A maker of Ark ( wooden chest or coffers ) .
7 . Redsmith . Unlike blacksmith who worked with branding iron , redsmiths worked with copper . Goldsmiths and silver-worker were a little less colourful when it come to appointment .
8 . Knacker . Harness maker .
9 . Chandler . One who stimulate candles , and one of the common surnames to descend from professional designations ; miller , baker , cooper , and ceramicist being other obvious examples .
10 . Eggler . Predictably , an nut - merchant .
11 . Collier . Not , as I expected , a devoted sports fan of the tv set showLassie , but in fact one who have and betray wood coal .
12 . Haberdasher . One who contend in man ’s furnishing . You ’ll still amount across this one today , especially with store that want to sound fancy than they are .
13 . Ackerman . An oxherder . Do we have oxen in the U.S. ?
14 . Thimblerigger . One who lead a game of “ shell game . ” The predecessor to three - card - monte , thimblerig consisted of shuttle a pea among three thimble and bet on which thimble the pea was under .
15 . Hayward . An officer in charge of fences and hedges . expert fences make salutary neighbor , but near haywards make good fences .
