Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions
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===Professions=== | ===Professions=== | ||
* '''Bar tender.''' Standard gender neutral term for barman or barmaid. | * '''Bartender''' or '''Bar tender.''' Standard gender neutral term for barman or barmaid. | ||
* '''Business person.''' Standard gender neutral term for businessman or businesswoman. | * '''Business person.''' Standard gender neutral term for businessman or businesswoman. | ||
* '''Clergy member.''' Standard gender neutral term for clergyman, priest, priestess, and many religious titles. | * '''Clergy member.''' Standard gender neutral term for clergyman, priest, priestess, and many religious titles. | ||
*'''Consort.''' Term for the Queen or Prince Consort, dropping the gendered part. | *'''Consort.''' Term for the Queen or Prince Consort, dropping the gendered part. | ||
* '''Cowhand.''' Standard gender neutral term for cowboy or cowgirl. | * '''Cowhand.''' Standard gender neutral term for cowboy or cowgirl. | ||
* '''Flight attendant.''' Standard gender neutral term for stewardess/steward (on a plane). | |||
* '''Heroix.''' Proposed nonbinary equivalent to hero or heroine that specifies an individual doing heroic work is nonbinary. | * '''Heroix.''' Proposed nonbinary equivalent to hero or heroine that specifies an individual doing heroic work is nonbinary. | ||
* '''Horse rider/Equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman. | * '''Horse rider/Equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman. | ||
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* '''Princette.''' Queer, based on the Prince/ess ending. Gender Neutral term for a prince or princess. | * '''Princette.''' Queer, based on the Prince/ess ending. Gender Neutral term for a prince or princess. | ||
* '''Princexx/Princex/Prinx''' Other gender neutral terms for Prince/Princess/Royalty incorporating the letter x; a common indicator of gender neutral language. | * '''Princexx/Princex/Prinx''' Other gender neutral terms for Prince/Princess/Royalty incorporating the letter x; a common indicator of gender neutral language. | ||
* '''Royalty.''' Standard. Usually refers to a family but can be used as a Gender Neutral term for a prince/princess or a king/queen. | * '''Royalty.''' Standard. Usually refers to a family but can be used as a Gender Neutral term for a prince/princess or a king/queen. | ||
* '''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles. | * '''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles. | ||
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* '''Police officer''' Standard gender neutral term for policeman or policewoman. | * '''Police officer''' Standard gender neutral term for policeman or policewoman. | ||
* '''Server.''' Standard gender neutral term for a person who provides items to customers, such as a "waiter/waitress" or "steward/stewardess". | * '''Server.''' Standard gender neutral term for a person who provides items to customers, such as a "waiter/waitress" or "steward/stewardess". | ||
* '''Priestx''' Other gender neutral term to substitute for Priest or Priestess, mainly used in Pagan community. | * '''Priestx''' Other gender neutral term to substitute for Priest or Priestess, mainly used in [[Pagan]] community. | ||
===Descriptions=== | ===Descriptions=== | ||