- police officer rather than policeman
- letter carrier rather than postman
- firefighter rather than fireman
- chair rather than chairman
- server or (less commonly) waitron instead of waiter or waitress
- cabin attendant rather than air hostess or steward
- actor rather than actor AND actress
The following terms are used for both male and female
- midwife
- nurse
- fisherman
- comedian
- model
- judge
though it is fairly common for people to say ‘male model’ for example.
- military titles
I solved our problem by calling our “letter carrier” Kathy! Works well. She is very nice!
In New Zealand, letter carriers are ‘posties’ irrespective of sex and gender.