World archives Project: Polish Occupations
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Polish occupations
Note: Most of the diacritical marks are missing from this list. Also it may contain some errors. Please feel free to add to and edit this list.
| Polish | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| adwokat | lawyer | ||
| bednarz | cooper (barrel-maker) | ||
| Kataryniarz | Organ grinder | ||
| biuralista | clerk | ||
| służąca | maid | ||
| rymarz | saddler | ||
| agent handlowy | commercial agent | ||
| akuszerka | midwife | ||
| aptekarz | chemist/druggist | ||
| arendarz | lease-holder, innkeeper | ||
| artysta | artist | ||
| bakalarz | teacher | ||
| bankier | banker | ||
| belfer | assistant melamed in cheder | ||
| bez zatrudnienie | without occupation | ||
| blacharz | tinsmith | ||
| boznica | synagogue | ||
| browarnik | brewer | ||
| brukarz | paver | ||
| buchhalter | bookkeeper | ||
| budowniczy | builder | ||
| bufetowy | barman | ||
| burmistrz | mayor | ||
| byly | former/past/old/ex-/late | ||
| ceglarz | brickmaker | ||
| chazan | cantor | ||
| cieśla | carpenter | ||
| cukiernik | confectioner | ||
| cyrulnik | barber-surgeon | ||
| czapnik | capmaker (also hatmaker) | ||
| czarownik | sorcerer/wizard | ||
| czeladnik | journeyman | ||
| czlowiek studiujacy | student | ||
| doktor | doctor | ||
| domokrazca | peddler/hawker (huckster) | ||
| domu czynszowy | landlord | ||
| dozorca | guard/overseer | ||
| dozorca boznica | synagogue caretaker | ||
| drobny kupiec | small merchant | ||
| drobny handlarz | shopkeeper | ||
| drukarz | printer | ||
| duchowny | clergyman | ||
| dziedzic | landlord | ||
| dzierzawca | tenant | ||
| ekonomia | bailiff, land-steward (?) | ||
| ekspedytor | forwarding agent | ||
| fabrykant | manufacturer | ||
| faktor | agent/broker | ||
| farbiarz | dyer | ||
| felczer | assistant surgeon | ||
| fryzjer | barber | ||
| furman | carter | ||
| galanternik | seller of fancy goods and garments | ||
| garbarz | tanner | ||
| garncarz | potter | ||
| golarz | barber | ||
| gornik | miner | ||
| gorzelnik | alcohol distiller | ||
| gospodarz | farmer/landlord | ||
| grabarz | grave-digger | ||
| handlarz | dealer/trader | ||
| handlarz bydlo | dealer in cattle | ||
| handlarz chmiel | dealer in hops | ||
| handlarz drzewo | dealer in wood/timber | ||
| handlarz gesi | dealer in goose | ||
| handlarz koral | dealer in coral | ||
| handlarz korzenie | dealer in spices | ||
| handlarz kosz | dealer in baskets | ||
| handlarz mak | dealer in poppies | ||
| handlarz mebel | dealer in furniture | ||
| handlarz nabial | dealer in dairy products | ||
| handlarz nafta | dealer in oil | ||
| handlarz obuwie | dealer in footwear/shoes | ||
| handlarz papier | dealer in paper | ||
| handlarz plotno | dealer in linen | ||
| handlarz produkt | dealer in produce | ||
| handlarz skora | dealer in skins | ||
| handlarz starzyzna | dealer in junk | ||
| handlarz stroje damskie | dealer in ladies dresses | ||
| handlarz szklo | dealer in glass | ||
| handlarz towary galantaryjnyc | dealer in fancy goods | ||
| handlarz wiktual | dealer in victuals (provisions, food) | ||
| handlarz wino | dealer in wine | ||
| handlarz zapalek | dealer in matches | ||
| handlarz zboze | dealer in grain | ||
| handlarz zelazo | dealer in iron | ||
| introligator | bookbinder | ||
| jalmuznik | alms giver | ||
| jubiler | jeweller | ||
| kahalny | senior kahal member | ||
| kamieniarz | stone cutter | ||
| kandydat adwokack | advocate (lawyer) before taking the bar exam | ||
| kantor | cantor (also money changer) | ||
| kapelusznik | hatter | ||
| kapicier | roofer | ||
| karabelnik | hawker, peddler | ||
| karczmarz | innkeeper | ||
| kelner | waiter | ||
| komornik | renter | ||
| kominiarz | chimney-sweep | ||
| komisyoner | commissioner | ||
| kotlarz | coppersmith, brazier | ||
| kowal | smith | ||
| kramarz | stall keeper | ||
| krawcowa | dressmaker | ||
| krawiec | tailor | ||
| krawiec damski | dressmaker | ||
| krawiec meski | men's tailor | ||
| kreslarz | draftsman | ||
| krochmalnik | starch maker or merchant | ||
| kucharz | cook | ||
| kufernik | coppersmith | ||
| kupiec | merchant/tradesman/dealer | ||
| kuśnierz | furrier | ||
| laznik | bath attendant | ||
| lekarz | physician | ||
| lesnik | forester | ||
| listonosz | postman | ||
| maczarz/macznik | miller | ||
| majster | master/foreman/boss | ||
| malarz | painter | ||
| malarz pokojowy | house painter | ||
| meklarz | broker | ||
| mleczarz | dairyman | ||
| mlynarz | miller | ||
| mosiaznik | brass worker, brazier | ||
| murarz | bricklayer/mason | ||
| muzyk | musician | ||
| mydlarz | soap-boiler | ||
| nadkonduktor | overseer | ||
| najemnik | hireling | ||
| nauczyciel | teacher | ||
| negocyant | negotiator | ||
| oberzysta | tavern keeper | ||
| ogrodnik | farmer, gardener | ||
| pachciarz | tenant | ||
| palacz | stoker/fireman or distiller | ||
| parasolnik | parasol (umbrella) maker | ||
| parobek | farmhand | ||
| pielęgniarka | nurse | ||
| piekarz | baker | ||
| pisarz | writer | ||
| piwowar | brewer | ||
| poborca podatkowy | tax collector | ||
| podkahalny | lesser kahal member | ||
| podrabin | assistant rabbi | ||
| poeta | poet | ||
| pogrzebacz | poker, grave digger | ||
| policjant | policeman | ||
| pomocnik handlowy | assistant shopkeeper | ||
| poslugaczka | servant, porter | ||
| prawnik | lawyer | ||
| producent | manufacturer | ||
| propinator | tap room keeper | ||
| prywatyst/prywatny | private person | ||
| przedsiebiorca | contractor/builder | ||
| przekupian | hawker (huckster) | ||
| przemysl | industry | ||
| przewoznik | ferryman, carrier, boatman | ||
| przybor | outfit, equipment, fittings | ||
| przy rodzinie | living with parents | ||
| przy tesciu bawiacy | staying with in-laws | ||
| rabin | rabbi | ||
| radzic | advisor | ||
| radzorca | overseer | ||
| realnosc | real estate | ||
| rentier | pensioner(?) | ||
| rewizor | controller | ||
| robotnik | worker | ||
| robotnik rolny | farmhand | ||
| rolnik | farmer | ||
| rybak | fisherman | ||
| rysownik | draftsman/sketcher/designer | ||
| rzemieslnik | artisan/craftsman | ||
| rzezak | mohel | ||
| rzezbiarz | sculptor | ||
| rzeźnik | butcher | ||
| sklepikarz | shop keeper | ||
| skornik | tanner | ||
| slodownik | maltster | ||
| slusarz | locksmith | ||
| sluzacy | servant | ||
| smolarz | pitch-burner | ||
| spekulant | speculator | ||
| stelmach | cart/wheel maker | ||
| stolarz | carpenter | ||
| straznik, stroz | guard/watchman | ||
| stypendysta | scholarship holder | ||
| sukiennik | draper | ||
| szafarz | cabinet/cupboard maker | ||
| szewc | shoemaker | ||
| szklarz | glazier | ||
| szkolnik | rabbi's assistant/teacher | ||
| szmuklarz | lace maker | ||
| szpektor | teacher's assistant | ||
| szpekulant | money-lender | ||
| szpitalnik | hospital worker | ||
| szwaczka | seamstress | ||
| szynkarz | tavern keeper | ||
| szyper | skipper | ||
| talmudyst | talmudist | ||
| tandeciarz | old-clothes man | ||
| tapicer | upholsterer | ||
| targownik | peddler | ||
| terminator | apprentice | ||
| tkacz | weaver | ||
| tokarz | turner (lathe) | ||
| towar | goods | ||
| traktyernie | innkeeper | ||
| ubogi | poor | ||
| uczen | school boy/pupil | ||
| uczony | scholar | ||
| urzednik | clerk | ||
| waciarz | quilt maker | ||
| wapniarz | lime burner | ||
| wekslarz | banker/money changer | ||
| wiernik | trustee | ||
| winnik | wine maker | ||
| wlasciciel | proprietor, owner | ||
| wlasciciel realnosc | property owner | ||
| wloscianin | farmer/peasant | ||
| wyrob ponczuch | maker of stockings | ||
| wyrobnik | laborer | ||
| wyszynkarz | innkeeper | ||
| wytwórca | manufacturer | ||
| zarobnik | worker | ||
| żebrak | beggar | ||
| zegarmistrz | watchmaker | ||
| złotnik | goldsmith | ||
| znachor | medicine man | ||
| zniwiarz | reaper | ||
| zotnierz | soldier | ||
| Trykotarska | Knitter | ||
| Sanitariusz | Paramedic |
