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*'''Landlubber.''' Neutral alternative to landlady/landlord. (Derogatory) | *'''Landlubber.''' Neutral alternative to landlady/landlord. (Derogatory) | ||
*'''Lessor, property owner, land owner, housing provider, landperson, landlord.''' Neutral alternatives to landlady/landlord. | *'''Lessor, property owner, land owner, housing provider, landperson, landlord.''' Neutral alternatives to landlady/landlord. | ||
*'''Lineworker.''' Neutral alternative to lineman. | |||
*'''-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. | ||