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Professions
definition of professions
Term | Definition |
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Baker | A person who bakes bread and cakes. They usually work in a bakery. |
Barber | A person who shaves men’s beards and cuts men’s hair. |
Bartender | A person who tends a bar or a pub and serves drinks. Also known as Barman or Barmaid. |
Builder | A person who constructs something by putting parts or material together - Also known as construction workers. |
Carpenter | A person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures. |
Cashier | A person that handles payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business. |
Chef | A person who cooks and prepares food. Typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel. |
Cleaner | A person employed to clean the interior of a building. |
Dentist | A person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums. |
Doctor | A person who is qualified to treat people who are ill. They usually work in hospitals. |
Electrician | A person who installs and maintains electrical equipment. |
Engineer | A person who designs, builds or maintains engines, machines, or structures. |
Fireman | A person employed to extinguish or prevent fires. Also known as Firefighter(s). |
Flight Attendant | An airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc, during a flight. |
Hairdresser | A person who cuts and styles hair as an occupation. |
Journalist | A person who writes for newspapers, magazines or news websites, or prepares news to be broadcast. |
Judge | A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court. |
Lawyer | A person whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services. |
Musician | A person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music. |
Nurse | A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital. |
Painter | A person whose job is painting buildings. |
Photographer | A person who takes photographs as an occupation. |
Pilot | A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. |
Plumber | A person who fits and repairs the pipes, fittings, and other apparatus of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems. |
Policeman | A person who is a member of the police force. (Policewoman) is used for females. |
Postman | A person who is employed to deliver or collect letters and parcels. (Mailman) is used in American English. |
Receptionist | A person who greets and deals with clients and visitors to a surgery, office, etc. |
Scientist | A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. |
Secretary | A person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence and carry out administrative tasks. |
Tailor | A person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers. |
Technician | A person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory. |
Waiter | A person whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant. (Waitress) is used for females |
Welder | A person whose job is to weld materials together. |
Vet | A person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals. They usually work in a veterinary surgery or vets. |