#occupations

• Female metal refiner — A skilled female worker or technician responsible for executing the technological operations of refining (purifying) raw metals, molten glass, or precious alloys in industrial sections; feminine form for afinor. The term describes an occupation focused on quality control and slag removal.
• Billposter — An old or regional occupational term for a billposter—a person responsible for pasting posters, advertisements, or official announcements on public boards or authorized walls; bill sticker. Historically, this role was central to spreading town news and event updates.
• Hazelnut gatherer — A woman who deals with gathering, storing, or selling hazelnuts in traditional markets or fairs; the wife of an alunar; the feminine gender motion for the noun 'alunar'.
• Coppersmith — A rare regional or archaic variant of the word arămar (coppersmith); a craftsman specialized in the manual processing of copper, engaged in manufacturing or repairing cauldrons, kitchen vessels, and other utilitarian or decorative objects. The term reflects the professional loanwords and Balkan-type suffixations active during the late medieval and early modern periods in the Romanian Principalities.
• Grocer — A person who owns or manages a grocery store, dealing with the retail sale of food products, spices, and household goods. In the past, the term also designated a merchant specialized in importing and selling colonial goods, delicacies, and natural dyes brought from the Orient.
• Traditional gardener — A regional term of Ottoman origin historically used to designate a gardener, a vegetable grower, or a caretaker of a small orchard (baccea). The occupation was highly widespread in peri-urban and rural areas of Muntenia and Dobrogea, reflecting traditional horticulture and vegetable growing techniques influenced by cultural exchanges in the Balkan basin.