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81. Knocker-up

Before the invention of alarm clocks, inns located in Ireland hired people to take note of guests awakening time and then knock on their room door to wake them up. More information here. See also Irish, Old-Timey.

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82. Tonsorial Artist

Sounds like a fun name for Doctor of Internal Medicine (which could use a fun name), but it’s actually another way to say Hair Stylist.

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83. Boner

Person who de-bones chickens and various poultry for consumption. See also Poultry, Sophomoric.

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84. Mime

Nature's way of thinning out the clown herd.

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85. Merch Girl or Guy

They're "with the band". See also Hipsters, Music.

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86. Shopping Cart Wrangler

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87. Cutpurses

Giving seaports and wharves a bad name since 1626. See also Old-Timey.

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88. Slubberdoffer

Refers to a person in the textile industry who removes bobbins on a slubbing machine. See also Old-Timey.

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89. Phlebotomist

The people that draw your blood at the hospital, aka vampires. See also Medicine.

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90. Robber Baron

See also Old-Timey, Wealth.

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