One Syllable Professions

I wanted a list of one syllable jobs. I couldn't find that list, so I made it.
aide, bard, bass (singer), boss, chef, chief, clerk, clown, coach, cook, cop, dean, doc, grip, guard, guide, hand, host, judge, maid, (ship's) mate, mime, monk, nun, nurse, pimp, pope, priest, scout, scribe, serf, shrink, smith, spy, sweep, thief, vet, wright
I think "whore" could probably go on there too, but I can also see the argument that it's a slur and not a proper title of the profession. "Mayor" is one syllable long for some people and two syllables long for others. I've left out noble titles like "queen, king, prince, lord, duke". I've also omitted some historical names for young male aides, "squire, swain, jack, knave, groom". If I'm including "thief" as a profession, then "crook", "fence", and even "mule" might also merit inclusion. "Head", as a department head, doesn't seem to to be quite a job title to me, though I'm having difficulty articulating why, and though a "head of staff" might disagree. I'd like to give a dishonorable mention to "I" and "eye", which are terms for an investigator, as in the phrase "Private I", and also to "poet" and "dyer", which should be ashamed of themselves for looking so monosyllabic.

If you can name more one-syllable professions, I'd love to include them.

Edit: For those of you who don't read comments, the enchanting Sarah Sparks adds bum, hack, dom/domme, prof, pol, temp, star. and one more name for a young male aide, page. Great!

8 comments:

  1. Good challenge.
    "bum"? "hack"? "dom"/"domme"... "prof", "pol"... "temp"? "star"? "page"?
    That's all I've got so far.

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  2. Thank you. I was just looking for the same and didn't have to look far, thanks to you.

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    1. Same here, only 4 years later! But good work and useful lists can’t be rushed.
      My add: whip (as in congress, minority whip)

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    2. …and a quant

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  3. here are a few that ive collected, with ones that are less likely to be included near the end of the list:
    Saint, Priest, Scribe, Judge, Guide(forest guide etc.), Sage/Muse, Host, Spy, Monk, Chief, Rogue, Foe, Heir, Witch, Mage, Seer(oracle), Knight,

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    1. ...upon commenting, i realised i didn't notice you already had "priest" in your list. ._.

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  4. …and being a ‘nose’ is the most important job in the perfume industry, requires 7 yrs training

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