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  2. Career - Wikipedia

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    The Online Etymology Dictionary claims the semantic extension whereby "career" came to mean "course of one's public or professional life" appears from 1803. [5] It is used in dozens of books published in the year 1800, in reference to Goethe 's "literary career," [ 6 ] other biographical figures' "business career" and "professional career," so ...

  3. Gaffer (occupation) - Wikipedia

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    In this etymology, "gaffer" later became used more generally for a "master" or "governor", and by 1841 was applied to foremen and supervisors of gangs of workmen. In any case, it has been applied specifically to the chief electrician on a film set since the 1920s. [ 2 ]

  4. Charwoman - Wikipedia

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    A 1943 photograph of a charwoman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Charwoman, chargirl, charlady and char are occupational terms referring to a paid part-time worker who comes into a house or other building to clean it for a few hours of a day or week, as opposed to a maid, who usually lives as part of the household within the structure of domestic service.

  5. Plumber - Wikipedia

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    The Latin for lead is plumbum. In medieval times, anyone who worked with lead was referred to as a plumber; this can be seen from an extract about workmen fixing a roof in Westminster Palace; they were referred to as plumbers: "To Gilbert de Westminster, plumber, working about the roof of the pantry of the little hall, covering it with lead ...

  6. Dockworker - Wikipedia

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    The word stevedore (/ ˈ s t iː v ɪ ˌ d ɔːr /) originated in Portugal or Spain, and entered the English language through its use by sailors. [3] It started as a phonetic spelling of estivador or estibador (), meaning a man who loads ships and stows cargo, which was the original meaning of stevedore (though there is a secondary meaning of "a man who stuffs" in Spanish); compare Latin ...

  7. Job (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Job (/ dʒ oʊ b / JOHB; Hebrew: אִיּוֹב ' Īyyōv; Greek: Ἰώβ Iṓb) is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible.In Islam, Job (Arabic: أيوب, romanized: ʾAyyūb) is also considered a prophet.

  8. Blacksmith - Wikipedia

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    Hephaestus (Latin: Vulcan) was the blacksmith of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology. A supremely skilled artisan whose forge was a volcano, he constructed most of the weapons of the gods, as well as beautiful assistants for his smithy and a metal fishing-net of astonishing intricacy. He was the god of metalworking, fire, and craftsmen.

  9. Police officer - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Warranted employee of a police force For the 1992 film, see Police Officer (film). For the 2002 film, see Police Officers (film). "Policeman" redirects here. For other uses, see Policeman (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve ...