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An acrobat, sometimes called an aerialist, is someone who does activities like juggling, tumbling, tightrope-walking and other gymnastics. Today, acrobats are usually seen at a circus. Before television, travelling acrobats would visit towns and castles to perform for the people's entertainment.

An actor is someone who plays pretend for a living. Actors put on plays on stage, or are in movies or television shows pretending to be someone else or someone made up. Their job is to entertain people. Sometimes a female actor is called an actress.

An archaeologist is someone who studies cultures and societies that no longer exist, by examining what they have left behind. Where a city or other settlement used to be, there will be lots of things still there after the people have moved on, such as the remains of pottery, weapons, houses and of course the bones of the people themselves.

An architect is someone who designs houses and buildings.

An artist is someone who paints pictures or makes sculptures for a living. Artists do not usually make very much money.

An astronaut or cosmonaut is someone who goes above the Earth into space on a spaceship. Astronauts sometimes visit the moon, and perhaps in the future they will visit other planets too.

A baker is someone who makes bread and other similar baked products, like cakes and pies. Bakers usually own or work for a bakery.

A ballerina is a girl or woman who dances ballet on stage for a living.

Beggars are people who have no way of getting money on their own, so they ask other people to give them money or goods.

Beggars are often homeless. In many countries, beggars are sick, disabled or mentally unstable and beg because they cannot work.

A blacksmith is someone who makes things out of metal, particularly iron, for a living. Blacksmiths use tools like a forge, hammer and anvil. Blacksmiths make items like tools, weapons and furniture from iron.

Someone who makes horseshoes is called a farrier, not a blacksmith.