What Constitutes a Profession, Anyway?

Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle:

Take the phrase "merchant raider." A merchant raider was a vessel in World War I and World War II that targeted enemy merchant ships. Rearrange the letters of "merchant raider" to get two well-known professions. What are they?

We came up with RANCHER and MAITRE D'. Are those professions? Eh, who cares. And there are other combinations, I gather, so hit me with them!

Time for photos:

I picked MERCHANT because RAIDER got me way too many Lara Croft wannabees.













Time for

Here are this week's picks:

Zero and fewer     1 - 50  51 - 100 -- Ross 101 - 150 -- Joe Kupe 151 - 200 -- Paul 201 - 250 -- Mendo Jim 251 - 300 -- Margaret G. 301 - 350 -- Legolambda 351 - 400 -- Curtis 401 - 450 -- B Haven 451 - 500 -- Maggie Strasser 501 - 550 -- Jay 551 - 600 -- Sarah E. 601 - 650 -- Magdalen 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 -- Marie 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050 -- David 1,051 - 1,100 -- Henry BW 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 -- Word Woman 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000  > 5,000  > 5,000 + new record

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I still just like having fine print).