Obsolete occupations

person with dwarfism employed by a court

thumb|upright|Harquebusier, carbine-armed cavalry, 17th century The harquebusier was the most common form of cavalry found throughout Western Europe during the early to mid-17th century. Early harquebusiers were characterised by the use of a type of carbine called a "harquebus". In England, harquebusier was the technical name for this type of cavalry, though in everyday usage they were usually simply called 'cavalry' or 'horse'. In Germany they were often termed Ringerpferd, or sometimes Reiter, in Sweden they were called lätta ryttare.

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thumbnail|Royal footmen in the United Kingdom wearing their ceremonial livery at the State Opening of Parliament procession, 2008 A footman is a male domestic worker employed mainly to wait at table or attend a coach or carriage.

vendor who sells ice from a wagon

Bematist (), plural bematists or bematistae (), meaning 'step measurer' (from βῆμα bema, meaning 'step, pace'), were specialists in ancient Greece and ancient Egypt who measured distances by pacing.

'''' was an official title of the senior 5th rank (; ), the highest attainable for kungnyŏ, a lady-in-waiting during the Joseon period of Korea. Female officers with the title were assigned to govern the inner affairs of the palace. When a regular nain'' served for more than 15 years, she would be awarded with an ornamental hairpin for a . Therefore, a newly appointed was usually 35–45 years old. A court lady at the rank of was treated well enough to live in her own house with servants.

character in folklore and fiction who specializes in finding and destroying vampires

Fangshi () were Chinese technical specialists who flourished from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE. English translations of include alchemist, astrologer, diviner, exorcist, geomancer, doctor, magician, monk, mystic, necromancer, occultist, omenologist, physician, physiognomist, technician, technologist, thaumaturge, and wizard.

person who operates the soda fountain in a drugstore, often for the purpose of preparing and serving flavored soda water

right|thumb|200px|A runestone being made by the modern runemaster Kalle Dahlberg A runemaster or runecarver is a specialist in making runestones.

manned naval artillery guns as a member of a warship's crew

thumbnail|right|Depiction of two ryndy in the 16th and 17th centuries A rynda (, ) was a bodyguard or squire of the Russian grand princes and tsars in the 16th and 17th centuries; the position was abolished by Peter I in 1698.

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An Arrephoros () was a girl acolyte in the cult of Athena Polias on the Athenian Acropolis. They were seven to eleven years old. According to Pausanias, two Arrephoroi lived for a year on the Acropolis and concluded their term with a mystery rite called the Arrhephoria: they carried unknown objects into a cavern, and there exchanged them for other unknown objects.

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senior official with local responsibilities under the Crown

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cutting of ice in winter stored for cooling in summer

thumb| A broomsquire is someone who makes besom brooms for a living. It is a trade that was historically associated with heathland areas of England. The broomsquire tended to use heather or birch twigs gathered from the heathland to make the brooms. They also grazed cattle or sheep on the poor vegetation. The broomsquire was described by Sabine Baring-Gould in his novel The Broomsquire written in 1896 and set in the Devil's Punch Bowl, Hindhead. In his 1903 ghost story The Blood-Eagle, Robert Hugh Benson hints at links between broomsquires and paganism.

thumb|Ivan Cherkasov started his career as a podyachy A podyachy or podyachiy (; from ) was an office (bureaucratic) occupation in prikazes (local and upper governmental offices) and lesser local offices of Russia in the 15th to 18th centuries. The podyachyes were classified into junior, middle and senior. A senior podyachy (старший подьячий) could be a deputy to a dyak and helped him in some duties. Junior and middle ones were usually employed only as scribes.

thumb|Kristoffer Nielsen Tønder (1587–1656), bailiff of Austråt, Norway, in 1621. A fogd (, or ''''; ; ; ) is a historical Scandinavian administrative function, and official title. They were bailiffs in charge of the administration and collection of taxes on behalf of the government, either in rural bailiwicks or in towns.

third of the five lower castes of the Japanese ritsuryō system

In the history of the Russian Empire, and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, arendator (literally "lease holder") (, ) was a person who leased fixed assets, such as land, mines, mills, inns, breweries, or distilleries, or of special rights, such as the right to collect customs duties, taxes, or the right to mint money, for example. Individuals trusted by state officials were often given such rights to collect rent or revenue and were allowed to keep a portion of the money in exchange for this service, sometimes as a reward for other services to the state. The practice is called "rent/revenue farm

youth employed to play a drum in the military

title in the Ottoman court

thumb|180px|King Narmer (right) followed by his sandal-bearer. Detail from the Narmer Palette, [[Cairo Egyptian Museum.]]

woman of genteel birth who lives with a woman of rank or wealth as retainer

crew member of a bomber aircraft responsible for the targeting of aerial bombs

thumb|upright=1.35|"Laukkuryssä" peddlers from Kestenga|Kiestinki in [[Lohja.]]

person who dug out and removed human excrement from privies and cesspits

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person who sells or provides cigarettes

The system was an institution developed by the Japanese Imperial court in Nara during the Nara and early Heian periods for the conscription and regulation of local paramilitary or militia forces. The kondei system was divided into regional administrative divisions overseen by .

one who makes or repairs wagons and carts; craftsman who makes wheels, wagons and agricultural implements out of wood

Dyachok is a colloquial name for a category of church worker in Ukrainian and Russian history. The official name was , literally "psalm person". They were laymen, not included in the official hierarchy of church offices. Their duties included giving readings and leading the congregation in song during mass. Their other duties include that of clerk in the church.