297. Occupations

See also 369. SKILL and CRAFT ; 426. WORK .

amanuensis

Formal. 1. asecretary.

2. a scribe or copyist.

cameist

1. a maker of cameos.

2. a collector of or authority on cameos.

Chekist

a member of the Russian secret police (1917-1922) called Cheka.

factotum

a general assistant, engaged to do all varieties of work.

métier

an occupation, vocation or trade, especially in the sense of the work a person is best suited for.

millinery

the art and trade of designing and making women’s hats. —milliner, n.

modiste, modist

a maker and seller of fashionable gowns and millinery for women.

mosaicist

a mosaic maker or dealer in mosaics. Also mosaist.

myropolist

Obsolete, a dealer in perfume or unguents.

oecist, oekist

a colonizer.

ombudsman

an individual charged with the duty of investigating and redressing the sources of complaints lodged by private citizens against businesses, institutions, and officials.

vitrailist

a maker or designer of stained glass.