Romanian Occupations - English Translations
Compiled by:
Paula Zieselman
& Terry Lasky,
courtesy of
Rosanne Leeson
at
jewishgen.org
to republished.
absolvent (abs.) |
graduate |
acad. |
academy |
achizitor |
buyer |
acrobat |
acrobat |
adjunet / adjunct |
assistant |
administrar (adm.) |
administrator |
adunator |
gatherer, collector |
af. intampl. (afaceri
intimplatoare) |
occasional business |
agent
|
agent, broker |
agentura |
agency |
agricultor (agriculture) |
farmer |
agronom |
agronomist, farmer |
ajutar / ajutor |
assistant |
ajutor |
assistant |
alamar |
brass worker |
alienat |
lunatic |
alunar |
hazelnut dealer |
ambalage / ambalajor |
packer |
ambulant |
itinerant |
angajat |
employee |
anticar |
second hand bookseller |
antreprenor |
contractor |
apar |
water carrier |
apreteur |
laundry worker |
aramar |
copper worker |
architect / arhitect |
architect |
arendas |
leaseholder |
argintar |
silversmith |
arhitect |
architect |
arhivar |
archivist |
armator |
ship owner |
artist |
artist |
ascutitor |
sharpener |
asfaltor |
asphalt producer |
asigurare (asig.) |
insurance |
asistent (asist.) |
assistant |
atelier |
artist's studio,
workshop |
atelier de sat. |
village workshop |
autodidact |
self-taught |
autor |
author |
autorizat |
authorized |
avocat |
lawyer |
bacal |
merchant |
bacalaureat |
graduate |
bacanist |
grocer |
baiat (de) pravalie |
shopboy |
baie |
bathhouse |
banca |
bank |
bancher |
banker |
barbier |
barber, hairdresser |
bastonar |
walking stick maker |
bauturi |
liquor |
belfer |
teacher (primary) |
bibliotecar |
librarian |
bijutier |
jeweler |
binoclu |
binoculars, opera
glasses |
birjar |
cabman |
birou |
agency, bureau |
birtas |
innkeeper |
bis (following a number) |
bis |
blanar |
furrier |
blat |
plasterer |
boccegui / (boceagiu,
boccegiu) |
peddler |
boiangiu |
dyer |
bolnav |
invalid |
bomboana |
sweets |
botagiu |
wine cask maker |
bragagiu bulgar |
braga (soft drink)
seller |
bricicar |
barber |
broder |
embroiderer |
broder militar |
military embroiderer |
brodeur |
embroiderer |
brutar |
baker |
bucatar |
cook |
buccegui / (boceagiu,
boccegiu) |
peddler |
bufetier |
bartender |
bumbacar |
cotton goods merchant |
buretar |
mushroom seller |
bursa |
stockmarket |
butmar / butnar |
cooper |
caciular |
cap maker |
cadastru |
survey |
cafanea / cafenea |
café |
cafenea |
café |
cafengiu / cafegiu |
coffeehouse owner |
caingui de tuitun |
tobacco seller |
calatori |
travel |
caldarar |
coppersmith |
caldarariu |
coppersmith |
calfa |
journeyman, craftsman |
camatar |
money-lender, usurer |
camionagiu |
carter, drayman |
camionar |
truck driver |
cantibil / contabil |
bookkeeper |
cantor |
cantor |
capras |
goatkeeper |
caramidar |
brickmaker |
caraus |
carter |
carbunarita |
(female) coal merchant |
carciumar |
tavern-keeper, publican |
carnatar |
sausage maker |
carnetar / carnatar |
sausage maker |
carte |
book, card |
carton |
cardboard |
cartonagist |
cardboard maker |
cartonagiu |
cardboard maker |
carucar |
wagoneer |
carutas |
wagoneer, carter |
casap |
butcher |
casier |
cashier |
casnica |
housewife |
catifea |
velvet |
catihet |
religious teacher |
caufeur CFR |
engine driver |
cazangui |
boiler maker |
ceaprazar |
makes lace, ribbons,
tassels for military
uniforms |
ceasornicar |
watchmaker |
ceaus |
low level clerk, minor
official |
cenzor / censor |
censor |
cepegar |
hatter |
ceprezar |
beret maker |
ceramicar |
ceramist |
cereale |
grain |
CFR / C. F. R. |
railroad |
chelner |
waiter |
chemist / chimist |
chemist |
cherestea |
timber |
cherestigiu /
cherestegiu |
timber merchant |
chimie |
chemistry |
chimist |
chemist |
chiosc de zaile / chiosc
de ziare |
newsstand |
chiristigiu /
cherestegiu |
timber merchant |
chirug / chirurg |
surgeon |
chirurg |
surgeon |
ciment |
cement |
cimitir |
cemetery |
cinematografist |
cinematographer |
cioclu |
undertaker, grave-digger |
cioplitor piatra |
stone cutter |
ciorar / ciurar |
sieve maker |
circiumar / carciumar |
tavern-keeper, publican |
cirnatar / carnatar |
sausage maker |
cismar / cizmar |
shoemaker |
ciubotar |
bootmaker |
ciubucciu |
pipe maker |
ciuntu |
crippled |
ciurar |
sieve maker |
civila |
civil |
civile |
civilian |
cizmar |
shoemaker |
coafor |
hairdresser |
cofetar |
confectioner |
cojocar |
furrier |
colecta |
collection |
colector |
collector |
colector metali reforma |
reprocessed metals
collector |
colorist |
dyer |
colportat / colportor |
peddler |
Com. Ort. Tim. |
Community Orthodox
Temple |
comediant |
comedian |
comerc (com) |
merchant (when alone),
commercial (when with
another word) |
comercial |
commercial |
comerciant |
merchant |
comert |
trade, commerce |
comert conf. decl. |
trade conference
lecturer |
comic. voiajar / coml.
voiajor |
commercial traveller |
comisionar |
messenger |
comista |
agent |
compactor |
bookbinder |
comptabil |
bookkeeper |
comunitate |
community |
concesionar |
lessee, concessionaire |
cond. fabrica |
factory manager |
cond. intrep. |
director |
cond. technic / cond.
tehnic |
foreman |
cond. tehnic |
foreman |
conduc. prava |
shop chief |
conducator (cond.) |
leader |
confectioner |
ready made clothes
maker, designer |
conferentiar (confer) |
lecturer |
cons. |
construction or
consultant |
cons. tehnic |
technical consultant |
conservator |
museum employee |
conserve |
canned food |
consilier |
consultant |
consiliu |
council |
constructor |
builder |
contabil (cont.) |
bookkeeper |
conzor / censor |
censor |
coproprietor /
coproprietar |
joint owner |
cordonier |
girdle maker |
corector |
proofreader |
corespondent |
correspondent |
corsetier |
girdle maker |
cositor |
tin |
cotingar / (cotigar,
cotiugar) |
wheelbarrow transporter |
covrigar |
bretzel (pretzel) maker |
cravatier |
necktie maker |
crescator |
breeder |
crismar |
coachman, innkeeper |
crohmalagiu |
starch maker |
croitor |
tailor |
croitoreasa |
tailoress, seamstress |
croitor de straie
jidovesti |
tailor of Jewish clothes |
crupar |
confectioner |
cu |
with |
cufar |
chest |
cufarar |
chest maker |
cuferar / cufarar |
chest maker |
cupeur |
cutter |
curatita |
cleaner |
curelar |
leather strip maker |
cusatorita de camasi |
seamstress of shirts |
cutitar |
knifemaker |
dactilograf (dact.) |
typist |
daracitor de lina |
wool carder |
dascal |
schoolmaster |
de ocazie |
second hand |
debit de tutun |
tobacconist, newsstand |
delegat |
deputy |
dentar |
dental |
dentist |
dentist |
Dep. Saci |
warehouse for sacks |
desenator |
draftsman |
dir. scoala |
school principal |
director (dir.) |
manager |
director liceu |
lyceum principal |
director salar |
manager of wage-earners |
distilator |
distiller |
distrib. ziare |
newspaper distributor |
doctor (Dr.) |
doctor (of) |
doctorand |
doctoral candidate |
doctylo |
typist |
dogar |
cooper |
drept |
law |
dricar |
undertaker |
droghist |
druggist |
droguist / droghist |
druggist |
drojdier |
yeast maker |
dulgher |
carpenter |
economie (econ.) |
economist, economy |
electrician |
electrician |
electromec |
electromechanic |
elev |
student |
elogar / elogiar |
eulogist |
epistat |
police overseer |
epitru. bis |
synagogue administrator |
expeditor |
shipper |
expert (exp.) |
specialist |
expert vamal |
customs specialist |
exploatator |
entrepreneur |
export |
exporter |
export oua |
egg exporter |
extern spital |
non-resident medical
student/ hospital
assistant |
fabrica |
factory |
fabricant |
manufacturer |
facator |
maker, agent |
face negutatorii de
producturi |
merchant of foodstuff |
face speculation din
picioare |
street merchant |
faclar / faclier |
torch maker |
faclier |
torch maker |
factura (fact.) |
bill, invoice |
faiantar |
faience producer |
faina |
flour |
fainare |
miller |
falm de (falim) |
bankrupt |
fara |
without; uneducated
(when school related) |
fara meserie |
without trade |
fara spiculatie |
speculator |
farmacie |
pharmacy |
farmacist |
pharmacist |
faur |
blacksmith |
ferar / fierar |
ironmonger, blacksmith |
ferastrau / ferestrau |
saw, sawmill |
feredier |
bathhouse attendant |
ferma |
farm |
fier |
iron |
fier vechi |
scrap iron |
fierar |
ironmonger, blacksmith |
fieronar de trasuru |
ironmaker for carriages |
filator |
spinning mill operator |
filatura |
spinning mill |
filisaj |
screw cutter |
filosofie / filozofie |
philosophy |
filtrar vinuri |
wine filterer |
filtrator |
filterer |
finisaj |
finishing |
flasnetar |
organ grinder |
fochist |
stoker, fireman |
fost (f.) |
former |
fost com |
former merchant |
fotograf |
photographer |
franghier |
rope maker |
freca |
rub, massage |
fringhiar |
rope maker |
frizer |
barber |
fruct |
fruit |
funct de legatie |
consular worker |
functionar (funct.) |
office worker |
furnizor |
purveyor |
galanterie |
haberdashery |
galvanizator |
galvanizer |
gardian |
guard, policeman |
gaterist |
sawmill operator |
gazetar |
journalist |
geambas |
horse dealer |
geamciu / geamgiu |
glazier |
geamgui |
glazier |
geamant. |
suitcase |
gheata |
boot |
giambas de cai / geambas
de cai |
horse trader |
giamgiu / geamgiu |
glazier |
giuvaergiu |
jeweler |
gospodar |
householder, landlord |
gradinar |
gardener |
gramatic |
grammar teacher |
granar |
granary, corn dealer |
grataragiu |
griller |
gravor |
engraver |
grefier |
court clerk |
gropar |
gravedigger |
haham |
kosher butcher |
haine |
clothes |
hamal |
porter |
hangiu |
innkeeper |
harabagiu |
carter, wagoneer |
heliografist |
photocopier |
hotelier |
hotel keeper |
impletitor sarma |
wire winder |
importator |
importer |
imprimeur |
printer |
inapt |
unfit |
incaltaminte |
footwear |
incarcator |
loader |
incasator |
ticket collector |
inconstient |
unconscious |
indrumator |
guide |
industrial (ind.) |
industrial |
industrias |
manufacturer |
infirm |
crippled, disabled |
ing(iner) chimist |
chemical engineer |
ing(iner) constr. |
civil engineer |
ing(iner) electric |
electrical engineer |
ing(iner) electr mec |
electromechanical
engineer |
ing(iner) electroteh |
electrotechnical
engineer |
ing(iner) fizician |
physicist |
ing(iner) ind. |
industrial engineer |
ing(iner) mecanic |
mechanical engineer |
ing(iner) metal |
metallurgist |
ing(iner) mine |
mining engineer |
ing(iner) Naval |
Naval engineer |
ing(iner) radio |
radio engineer |
ing(iner) silvic |
forestry engineer |
ing(iner) textile |
textile engineer |
inginer (ing.) |
engineer |
inspector |
inspector |
instalator |
plumber, fitter |
institutor |
school teacher |
instructor |
teacher |
intendent |
(school) administrator |
intermediar |
intermediary |
invalid |
cripple |
invatatoare |
school teacher (female) |
invatator |
school teacher |
jartericar |
garter maker |
judecator |
judge |
juridic |
judicial |
juvaergiu |
jeweler |
laborant |
laboratory assistant |
lacatus |
locksmith |
laptar |
milkman |
leg. maturi |
broommaker |
legator (de carti) |
bookbinder |
lemn |
wood |
lemnar |
carpenter |
lemne / lemn |
wood |
lenger / lenjerie |
underwear |
lesie |
lye |
liber prof. |
freelancer |
libera |
self employed handyman |
librar |
bookseller |
licentiat (lic.) |
bachelor of |
liceu |
lyceum |
liceul |
lyceum (worker) |
lichidator |
liquidator |
lina / lana |
wool |
linger / lenjerie |
underwear |
litere / literatura |
literature |
litograf |
lithographer |
livada |
orchard |
loterie |
lottery |
lucrator |
laborer |
lumanar / lumanarar |
candlemaker |
lumanor / lumanarar |
candlemaker |
lumenaror / lumanarar |
candlemaker |
lustragiu |
bootblack |
macelar |
butcher |
maestru |
foreman |
maestru dric |
hearse driver |
magazin |
store |
magaziner |
store owner |
magazioner |
store owner |
magina de tocat / masina
de tocat |
meat grinder |
magistrat |
magistrate |
maistru / maiestru |
foreman |
mangalagiu |
charcoal maker |
manipulant |
tram driver |
manusa |
glove |
marfa |
merchandise |
marinist |
boatman |
maritim |
maritime, naval |
marochine(rie) |
leather goods |
maruntisuri |
small goods |
masina |
machine |
masini cusut / masina de
cusut |
sewing machine |
masinist |
machinist |
matematician |
mathematician |
matriter |
die marker |
mecanic |
mechanic |
medic |
physician |
medic dentist |
dental surgeon |
meditator |
coach, tutor |
mentale |
mental, insane |
mes si arte |
skilled laborer, artisan |
meserias |
handicraftsman |
meserie |
trade |
meserii |
vocational (school),
trade |
mester |
master |
metale |
metals |
metalurgist |
metallurgist |
mg. chemist |
chemical warehouseman |
mic |
small |
mijlocitor |
middleman, mediator |
mijlocitor de marfa |
merchandise middleman |
militie ofiteri |
military officer |
minier / minar |
miner, mining |
misit |
agent |
moara |
mill |
moasa |
midwife |
mobila |
furniture |
modelist |
modeller |
montator |
fitter |
monteur |
framer |
morar |
miller |
mosie |
estate |
mosier |
landowner |
muncitor |
worker, laborer |
mungiu |
candlemaker |
murar / morar |
miller |
mutat |
displaced |
muzica |
music |
muzicant |
musician |
ne ste carte / nu stie
carte |
illiterate |
negustor |
shopkeeper |
negustor de maruntisuri |
huckster |
nevoias |
pauper |
nichelar |
nickel plater |
nichelator |
nickel plater |
notar |
notary |
nu rec. |
no record |
nu stie carte |
illiterate |
nu, nu are, n'are |
no (education or
profession) |
ocazie |
occasional |
oficiant |
government clerk |
oglindor |
mirror maker |
olar |
potter |
om de nevoie |
pauper |
oper. cinema |
cinema operator |
optician |
optician |
oriceni / orice |
anything |
ortopedist |
orthopedist |
ospatar |
waiter |
otel |
steel |
pacura |
fuel oil |
padurar |
forester |
padure |
wood |
palarier |
hatter |
palmas |
handicraftsman |
pantafar / pantofar |
shoemaker |
pantalonar |
pantsmaker |
pantofar |
shoemaker |
papetarie |
stationery, paper-trade |
parfumier |
perfumer |
particular (part.) |
private |
pascar pietrar |
stone mason |
patron |
employer |
pazitor |
guard |
paznic |
watchman |
pecetar |
seal maker |
pedagog |
educator |
penitenciar |
prison
|
pens militar |
military pensioner |
perceptor |
tax collector |
perier |
brushmaker |
pescar |
fisherman |
petrol |
oil |
petrolist |
oil merchant |
pianist |
pianist |
piata |
market |
pictor |
painter |
pictor de firme |
sign painter |
pictor desenator |
one who makes sketches |
pielar |
leather-trade |
pietrar |
stoneworker |
pitar |
bread maker |
pivnicer |
wine cellar keeper |
pivnita |
wine cellar |
placintariul |
pastry shop owner |
plapumar / plapomar |
blanket maker, quilter |
plapunor / plapomar |
quilter |
plasator |
usher |
plasator marfe |
salesman |
plugar |
ploughman |
podgorie |
vineyard |
poduri |
bridges |
politist |
policeman |
porcar |
swineherd |
portar |
doorman, janitor |
posta |
post office |
practicant |
practitioner |
prada |
plunder |
prajitor cafea |
coffee roaster |
precupet |
huckster, produce seller |
prelim. |
prior |
procurist |
proxy |
prof liber |
freelancer |
prof muzica |
music teacher |
prof partic |
private tutor |
prof primar |
primary school teacher |
prof sec |
secondary teacher |
prof univers |
university professor |
profesoara de liceu |
lyceum teacher |
profesor (prof.) |
teacher |
propr. case |
landlord |
proprietar |
owner |
psalt |
religious teacher |
publicist |
journalist |
rabin |
rabbi |
rachier |
brandy maker |
radio techni |
radio technician |
radiofonist |
radio operator |
radiologie |
radiology |
raion |
section |
randas |
servant |
regla |
regulated |
rentier annuitant |
independent gentleman |
reparatie (repar.) |
repair |
reparator |
repairman |
reprezentant (repr.,
reprez.) |
representative |
restaurator |
restorer |
revanzator |
retailer, dealer |
richtuitor |
person who prepares
leather for shoemaker |
rindis / randas |
servant |
robar |
robe maker |
rotar |
wheelwright |
rufar |
underwear maker |
sacagiu |
water carrier |
saidacar / saidecar |
saddlemaker |
salahor |
day laborer |
salariat |
wage-earner |
sanita |
sanitary |
santier constr. |
building site |
sapgar |
cap maker |
sapunar |
soapmaker |
sarac |
beggar |
sat |
village |
satar |
meat chopper |
scarmana |
card (wool), thrash |
scaun |
chair |
scoala primara |
primary school |
scolar |
school boy |
scortar |
small rug maker |
scriitor |
writer |
sculptor |
sculptor |
sculptor modelator |
sculptor modeller |
secrator / secretar |
secretary |
secretar |
secretary |
secundare |
secondary |
sef |
chief |
sef (de) atelier |
headman |
sef orchestra |
orchestra conductor |
sepcar / sapcar |
capmaker |
seral |
evening |
serv. |
servant |
servitor |
man servant |
sforar / sfoarar |
rope maker |
si |
and |
sifonar |
sodawater bottle maker |
sin |
son of |
sinagoga |
synagogue |
slefuitor |
polisher |
sluga |
servant |
smukler |
lacemaker |
sobar |
stove maker |
socetate (soc.) /
societate |
company |
sofer |
chauffeur |
sofeur / sofer |
chauffeur |
somer |
unemployed |
spalator |
washer |
spalator chem. |
dry cleaner |
spalator de lina |
washer of wool |
spalator haine |
clothes washer |
specialist (spec.) |
specialist |
spediteur / expeditor |
transporter, shipper |
speditor / expeditor |
transporter, shipper |
spiculant |
speculator |
spirt |
alcohol (wine) |
spital (spit.) |
hospital |
spiter |
pharmacist |
spitular |
pharmacist, chemist |
statisticean /
statistician |
statistician |
steclar / sticlar |
bottlemaker |
stenograf |
stenographer |
sticlar |
bottlemaker |
sticlarie |
glassworks |
stie carte |
literate |
stiinta |
science |
stiinte / stiinta |
science |
stiute cantorale
(institute) |
cantorial institute |
stoler |
carpenter, cabinet maker |
straie jidovesti |
tailor of Jewish clothes |
strungar |
turner |
student |
student |
sub |
under (deputy) |
subcolector |
deputy collector |
subdirector |
deputy manager |
subofiter |
non-commissioned officer |
sudar / sudor |
welder |
sudor galv |
electroplater |
sufus strain / supus
strain |
foreign subject |
superior (sup.) |
senior |
supraveghetor |
supervisor, overseer |
supus strain |
foreign subject |
surdomut |
deaf mute |
tabacar |
tanner |
taetor geamuri |
glazier |
taetor lemne |
woodcutter |
taljalar |
solemaker |
tamplar |
carpenter |
tapiter |
upholsterer |
tarifer |
makes schedules or rates |
teatru |
theater |
tech. dentist |
dental technician |
technician |
technician |
tehnic |
technical |
tejghetar de carne |
butcher |
telal |
peddler |
teolog |
theologian |
teologie |
divinity, theology |
tesator |
weaver |
tesetor / tesator |
weaver |
teslar |
carpenter |
teslar de harabagiu |
wagon maker |
textile (text.) |
textile or textile plant |
textilist |
textile worker |
theater vatav |
theater manager |
tichare |
ticket taker |
timplar |
cabinet maker |
tine circima |
publican |
tinichigiu |
tinsmith, tinker |
tipograf |
printer |
tiutungui / tutungui |
tobacconist |
tobosar |
drummer |
tocilar |
whetstone grinder |
tolbas |
quiver maker |
torcator |
spinner |
traducator |
translator |
traieste cu milostenie |
livelihood from charity |
transport |
transportation |
transporturi |
transporter |
trasuru |
carriage |
tricotaje |
knitwear |
tricoter |
knitter |
tunator / turnator |
foundry worker |
turnator oglinzi |
caster of mirrors |
turtar |
cake maker |
tutungui / tutungiu |
tobacconist |
ucenic |
apprentice |
ulei |
oil |
umbrelar |
umbrella maker |
vagonet |
truck |
vamal |
custom-house |
vames |
customs clerk, toll
collector |
vanzator |
vendor |
vanzator la piata |
vendor at market |
var |
lime |
vatalar |
cotton-wool maker |
vatav |
manager, bailiff |
vechi |
old |
veterinar |
veterinarian |
vezetiu / vizitiu |
coachman |
vie |
vineyard |
vinzator / vanzator |
vendor |
violinist |
violinist |
vite |
cattle |
viztiu / vizitiu |
coachman |
voiajor |
traveller |
vopsele |
dye, paint |
vopsitor |
dyer, painter |
vulcanizator |
vulcanizer |
zaraf |
money changer |
zarzavagiu |
greengrocer |
zdrenta / sdrenta |
rag |
zetar |
compositer |
ziar |
newspaper |
ziarist |
journalist |
zidar |
bricklayer |
zilier |
day laborer |
zis |
also known as (A.K.A.) |
ziua |
day |
ziuas |
day worker |
zofer / sofer |
chauffeur |
zugrav |
house painter |
zuias / ziuas |
day worker |
[Published at DVHH.org
by Jody McKim
Pharr]
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