Suffixes marking gender
Male (m): -er/ -or
actor, author, waiter, murder, manager
Female (f): -ess
actress, authoress, waitress, murderess, manageress.
| Neutral | Traditional male | Traditional female |
| chair(person) | chairman | chairwoman |
| spokesperson | spokesman | spokeswoman |
| police officer | policeman | policewoman |
| – (postei*) | postman | postwoman |
| – | fisherman | – |
| bartender | barman | barwoman |
| businessperson | businessman | businesswoman |
| firefighter | fireman | – |
| flight attendant | steward | stewardess/ air hostess |
| head | headmaster | headmistress |
| partner/ spouse | husband | wife |
| nurse | male nurse | nurse |
| partner | fiance | fiancee |
| single | bachelor | spinster |
| writer | author | authoress |
| teacher | schoolmaster | schoolmistress |
| * -разговорный |