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Carnifex - butcher

Caulker - one who makes things watertight by packing seams in windows, ships, etc., with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch

Chaisemaker - carriage maker

Chandler - dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; grocer

Chiffonnier - wig maker

Clark - clerk

Clerk - clergyman; cleric

Cohen - priest

Collier - coal miner

Colporteur - book peddler

Cooper - maker or repairer of wooden barrels, casks, and tubs

Cordwainer - shoemaker (originally any leather worker using Cordovan leather, from Cordova, Spain)

Costermonger - peddler of fruits and vegetables

Crocker - potter

Crowner - coroner

Currier - tanner of leather; one who curries horses

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