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.

Comments

[mmoa.livejournal.com]

Pehrpas it was the children of unknown fatherhood who were given their mother's 'name' so to speak. Or maybe it was the women who kept the trade going through each generation in certain families. Still very interesting though.