Just the Job: How Trades Got Their Names by Alexander Tulloch

Just the Job: How Trades Got Their Names

Alexander Tulloch

224 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
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What did a gongfarmer do? How is a chaperone connected to a bird of prey? What is the etymology behind cloud architect? Is there a link between secretaries and secrets? The story behind these (and many more) job titles is rarely predictable and o...

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