-monger, as in costermonger, fishmonger and scandalmonger. [The latter seems to be a coinage, no doubt semi-humorous, from the early 1700s.]

-master, as in postmaster, stationmaster, schoolmaster, quartermaster, toastmaster. [Maybe some of these are less well known in the US than in the UK. Postmistress and schoolmistress used to be at least as commonly used in the UK as their male equivalents, but have an old-fashioned ring now.]

-er, as in wheeler, jeweller, glazier, grazier, butcher ...

-ist, as in cyclist, psychiatrist, motorist.

No doubt my last example isn't quite in the spirit of the question...


In the past, "-man" has been commonly used, as in "tradesman" and "craftsman." It has fallen into disfavor over the last few decades due to gender equality issues, with "-woman" or "-person" sometimes taking its place as a suffix.