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* '''Horse rider/Equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman. | * '''Horse rider/Equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman. | ||
* '''Hotell assistant.''' Neutral alternative to bellgirl and bellboy. | * '''Hotell assistant.''' Neutral alternative to bellgirl and bellboy. | ||
* '''Imperial majesty.''' Neutral alternative to emperor and empress. | |||
*'''-ling.''' Gender neutral Old English suffix for someone involved in something. Can be used in place of "-man", "-person" or "-woman" as a suffix for occupation, such as "businessling".<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling#:~:text=JUST%20A%20GENERAL%20NOUN%2DMAKER,fiction%20meaning%20came%20much%20later https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612053238/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | *'''-ling.''' Gender neutral Old English suffix for someone involved in something. Can be used in place of "-man", "-person" or "-woman" as a suffix for occupation, such as "businessling".<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling#:~:text=JUST%20A%20GENERAL%20NOUN%2DMAKER,fiction%20meaning%20came%20much%20later https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612053238/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
*'''Lumber worker.''' Neutral alternative for lumberjack/lumberjill. | *'''Lumber worker.''' Neutral alternative for lumberjack/lumberjill. | ||