Old Name |
New Name or Meaning |
Xylographer |
Made and used wooden blocks for block printing |
Yardman |
1) Farm worker 2) Railway worker in goods or engine yards |
Yatman |
Gatekeeper |
Yearman |
Man contracted for a year |
Yeoman |
1) Farmer who owns his own land rather than a tenant farmer; qualified to serve on juries and vote for shire representatives. More Info. Also See. 2) Assistant to an official. 3) Crewmember (Navy petty officer) in charge of ship's stores. |
Zincographer |
Etched zinc plates for printing |
Zitherist |
Played the zither - a flat, many-stringed instrument |
Zoetrope Maker |
Made "zoetropes" - Optical cylindrical novelty containing a series of painted pictures, giving the impression of movement when rotated |
Zoographer |
Describes and classifies animals |
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