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occupations

neilfan2 — Mon May 23, 2011 4:35 pm

Author: neilfan2

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 4:35 pm

Thank you all. I had gotten the ancestry explanations, but was not sure if it was a salesman or producer, etc.
Thank you again
Carole

Re: Occupations

jozefs — Mon May 23, 2011 4:19 pm

Author: jozefs

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 4:19 pm

Olej - płynny tłuszcz wyciskany z oliwek lub innych roślin oleistych
Oil - liquid fat pressed from olives or other oil crops

Olejarz, Olejkarz - człowiek robiący lub sprzedający olej
Olejarz, Olejkarz - a man doing or selling oil

Olejnik - naczynie na olej
Olejnik - oil vessel

(for the book "The names of the Poles" by Kazimierz Rymut)

Re: Occupations

Bill Rushin — Mon May 23, 2011 3:50 pm

Author: Bill Rushin

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 3:50 pm

Occupational name for an extractor or seller of cooking oil, from olej ‘oil’ + -ník. Source: Ancestry.com

Occupations

neilfan2 — Mon May 23, 2011 12:58 pm

Author: neilfan2

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 12:58 pm

Does any one know what an olejnik is exactly? I know it has to do with oil, but what type. Is it cooking oil, oil for heat, etc?

Thanks for any help
Carole