English Vocabulary

People of different trades and professions

We have got different names for persons following different trades and professions. A few are listed below.

• People who drive our motorcars - Chauffeurs or drivers
• People who make law for us - Legislators
• People who keep our streets and drains clean - Scavengers
• People who sell us vegetables - Green grocers
• People who cell us spices, sugar, dried fruits etc. - Grocers
• People who sell us cloth/garments - Drapers/ clothiers/ outfitters
• People who sell us sweets - Confectioners
• People who sell us tobacco - Tobacconists
• People who mend shoes - Cobblers
• People who deal in and prescribe glasses - Opticians
• People who sell us writing materials, pens, pencils, notebooks etc. - Stationers
• People who dig up coal and iron - Miners
• People who take us across a stream or river in a boat - Ferrymen

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