German Professions - European Roots Genealogy

other related terms: Schuhknecht (apprentice shoemaker); Nestler, Clausurmacher,
Nüschenmacher, Senkler (shoelace maker); Leistenschneider (maker of lasts for shoemakers);
Schuhputzer (shoe-shiner); Ortschmied, Pfriemenmacher (tool smith especially for shoemaker's
awls etc.)
Leather Trades
saddler, producer of harnesses and other leather stuff, leather strap maker: Artifex loricarius,
Corrigiarius, Ephipparius, Frenarius, Hamenmacher, Hammacher, Hamacher, Hamecker,
Koller, Kummeder, Lorarius, Remenschläger, Remenschlager, Riemenmacher,
Riemenschneider, Riemer, Riemschläger, Riemschneider, Riemer, Sattler, Sattelmacher,
Sellarius, Stratarius;
bridle maker: Bisser, Gebissmacher, Zaumschmied, Zaumschläger, Zeumer;
purse and glove maker: Ballmacher, Ballonnenmacher, Beitler, Beutelmacher, Beutler,
Beudelmaker, Büdeler, Büdelmaker, Buddelmaker, Budelmaker, Bursarius, Chirothecarius,
Crumenarius, Fickenwirth, Gantier, Handschuhmacher, Hanteler, Hentscher, Marsuparius,
Perator, Säckler, Sackmacher, Seckler, Sekelmeister, Taschenmacher, Taschner, Täschner,
Teschner, Teschenmacher, Wetschenmacher, Zonarius;
belt maker: Belter, Cingularius, Clausurmacher, Funicularius, Gertler, Gördeler, Görtler,
Gürtelmacher, Gürtler Nüscheler, Nüschler, Remenschläger, Remenschlager, Riemenmacher,
Riemenschneider, Riemschläger, Riemschneider, Riemer, Riemler, Zingulator, Zommacher,
Zonarius;
whip maker: Beischer, Bettschart, Peitschenmacher
Wood-processing
please see also Millers
Carpenters
terms for carpenter derived from zimbar (medieval German for timber): Hauszimmermann,
Temmermann, Timmerman, Zimbermann, Zimmerhauer (mainly mining carpenter), Zimmerer,
Zimmerling, Zimmermeister, Zimmergeselle (apprentice carpenter), Zimmerknecht (assistant
of a carpenter);
other terms for carpenter: Axmann, Axthauer, Axtmann, Bendehler, Bondihler, Carpentarius,
Diebler, Dielenleger, Dübler, Karpe, Lignarius, Pfettenhauer, Spanhauer, Spenhauer,
Xylocopus;