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Trades and Occupations

Every profession deserves a collective name—and some are considerably less flattering than others.

  • a column of accountantsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a goggle of aviatorsSource: Lipton 1977
  • A tabernacle of bakersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • an aroma of bakersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a babble of barbersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a blarney of bartendersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a draught of bottlersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a goring of butchersSource: Lipton 1977
  • A draught of butlersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a sneer of butlersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a drove of cabdriversSource: Lipton 1977
  • a pound of carpentersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a lash of cartersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a school of clerksSource: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans
  • A bleach of cobblersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a cutting of cobblersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a drunkenness of cobblersSource: Lipton 1977
  • A temperance of cooksSource: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977
  • a smirk of couriersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a saunter of cowboysSource: Lipton 1977
  • A smear of curriersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a squat of daubersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a tantrum of decoratorsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a wince of dentistsSource: Lipton 1977
  • an ohm of electriciansSource: Lipton 1977
  • a slew of exterminatorsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a drift of fishermenSource: Lipton 1977
  • A drift of fishersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • A stalk of forestersSource: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977
  • a sprinkling of gardenersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a delicatessen of gourmandsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a delicatesse of gourmetsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a swish of hairdressersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a waywardness of herdsmenSource: Lipton 1977
  • a laughter of hostlersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a foresight of housekeepersSource: Lipton 1977
  • A laughter of hostelersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a ring of jewelersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a race of jockeysSource: Lipton 1977
  • a slant of journalistsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a bowl of keglersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a shush of librariansSource: Lipton 1977
  • a pummel of masseursSource: Lipton 1977
  • a torque of mechanicsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a diligence of messengersSource: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans
  • a truculence of moving menSource: Lipton 1977
  • a scream of newsboysSource: Lipton 1977
  • a pallor of nightwatchmenSource: Lipton 1977
  • A malapertness of peddlersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • an impertinence of peddlersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a stampede of philatelistsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a click of photographersSource: Lipton 1977
  • A squat of daubersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a flush of plumbersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a grip of portersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a safeguard of portersSource: Lipton 1977
  • an overcharge of repairmenSource: Lipton 1977
  • a scoop of reportersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a scolding of seamstressesSource: Lipton 1977
  • An obedience of servantsSource: Book of St. Albans
  • an obeisance of servantsSource: Lipton 1977
  • a blackening of shoemakersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a hack of smokersSource: Lipton 1977
  • A disguising of tailorsSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a proud showing of tailorsSource: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans
  • a promise of tapstersSource: Lipton 1977
  • A glossing of tavernersSource: Book of St. Albans
  • a cajolery of tavernersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a thrave of threshersSource: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans
  • a wandering of tinkersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a graft of tree surgeonsSource: Lipton 1977
  • an extreme unction of undertakersSource: Lipton 1977
  • an unction of undertakersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a lot of used car dealersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a haggle of vendorsSource: Lipton 1977
  • an indifference of waitersSource: Lipton 1977
  • a bouquet of winetastersSource: Lipton 1977

About this collection

These expressions come from the collection’s records labelled Lipton 1977 and Book of St. Albans. They include historical and fanciful group names. Source labels are preserved; individual usage histories have not been assessed. Favorites are saved only in this browser.

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