freelancer
/ˈfriˌlænsər/Somebody who sells their services to several clients instead of one employer.
Example: As a freelancer, I chase invoices as often as I design.
C120 words · Advanced
Jobs & Occupations vocabulary — C1
Job vocabulary for specialist and less common occupations, naming an actuary, an archivist, a lexicographer and an epidemiologist among the professions in this set.
20 questions
Words in this set
20practitioner
/prækˈtɪʃənər/Somebody who actively works in a professional field such as medicine or law, rather than only studying it.
Example:
She is a respected practitioner with twenty years in family medicine.
vocation
/voʊˈkeɪʃən/Work you feel strongly called to do, not just paid to do.
Example:
For him nursing is a vocation, not just a way to earn.
conscientious
/ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/Careful to do your work thoroughly and well every time.
Example:
Our newest technician is very conscientious about safety checks.
versatile
/ˈvɜrsətəl/Able to do many different kinds of tasks well.
Example:
We need a versatile assistant who can handle almost anything.
artisan
/ˈɑrtəzən/A skilled worker who makes things by hand, often using traditional methods.
Example:
The chairs are made by a local artisan.
proprietor
/prəˈpraɪətər/The owner of a business, such as a shop or restaurant.
Example:
The proprietor greeted us personally at the door.
stakeholder
/ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldər/A person or group with an interest in the success of a business or project.
Example:
We need approval from all the key stakeholders.
itinerant
/aɪˈtɪnərənt/Travelling from place to place for work rather than staying in one location.
Example:
He lived an itinerant life as a travelling salesman.
proficient
/prɑˈfɪʃənt/Skilled and experienced at doing something.
Example:
She's highly proficient in three programming languages.
actuary
/ˈæktʃuˈɛˌri/Someone who calculates risk and probability for an insurance company.
Example:
The actuary priced the policy after modelling forty years of claims.
cartographer
Someone who draws and designs maps.
Example:
A cartographer spent months surveying the coastline on foot.
underwriter
/ˈʌndərˌraɪtər/Someone who decides whether an insurance company will accept a risk and at what price.
Example:
The underwriter refused the claim because the survey was out of date.
archivist
/ˈɑrkəvɪst/Someone who looks after historical documents and keeps them in order.
Example:
The archivist found the original deeds in a box nobody had opened since 1974.
notary
/ˈnoʊtəri/An official with legal power to witness signatures and certify documents.
Example:
We had to sign the affidavit in front of a notary.
lexicographer
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡrəfər/Someone who writes and edits dictionaries.
Example:
A lexicographer reads thousands of examples before defining a single word.
epidemiologist
/ˌɛpəˌdiˌmiˈɑləˌdʒɪst/A scientist who studies how disease spreads through a population.
Example:
The epidemiologist traced the outbreak back to one wedding reception.
arbitrator
/ˈɑrbɪˌtreɪtər/Someone chosen by two sides in a dispute to decide the outcome without going to court.
Example:
Both companies agreed to accept whatever the arbitrator decided.
custodian
/kəˈstoʊdiən/Someone responsible for looking after a building or a collection.
Example:
The custodian locks the gates at dusk and opens them at seven.
statistician
/ˌstætəˈstɪʃən/Someone whose job is to collect and interpret numerical data.
Example:
The statistician warned that the sample was far too small.
