Feminine words for occupations...

[neotoma]

English is a weird language. There are feminine words for some occupations, though they're so archaic that they are mainly used for surnames now.

The ones I can come up with easily are:

webster -- weaver
baxter -- baker
brewster -- brewer
spinster -- spinner

Are there others?

ETA: I was thinking about words with the -ster construction, though words with the -ess construction are equally valid.

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[clara-swift.livejournal.com]

I found this:

Found this...

Lesson 150.

Ist, ster, ee, and ess, generally signify the person who, or thing which.
The last is an affix denoting the feminine gender.

aur'ist phys'i cist pi a'nist
tap'ster chor'is ter for'est er
grant ee' mort ga gee' as sign ee'
em'press shep'herd ess mar'chion ess

Dom signifies the office of or state of being; hood, the state of being;
ish, somewhat, like; and ism, the condition or doctrines of.

king'dom chris'ten dom hea'then dom
child'hood maid'en hood live'li hood
knav'ish yel'low ish a'gu ish
Bud'dhism Meth'od ism Mor'mon ism

But that suggests -ess as the common feminine form. The -ster words they give are neutral. See, you've got me interested now and trying to find more!

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

I *think* it's a matter of age of the word whether it is -ster or -ess, but ellen_fremedon would know for certain.

I think "forester" is cheating, since it is from "forest". What makes it -ster and not simply -er according to the lesson?