Name an occupation ending in the word "man"

[Rush-2112]

So I'm taking a Feminism course this semester, and it's incredible how I never noticed this. These are gender neutral jobs, and yet end in "man."

So Mailman for instance...

 

[giacomini]

Machoman

 

[ADbassman]

I've just always substituted the suffix -woman when it's a female in that occupation. A little awkward with some words, but fits with most. Ultimately I really don't think it matters.

 

[Richland123]

Sound Man
Milk Man
Phone Man
Repair Man
Cable "Guy"

Our drummer is a Mail Man but he says they now call them Mail Carriers

 

[lustersilk]

Trash Man
Police Man
Mail Man
Fire Man

All of these can have women or person substituted quite easily

 

[Goatee220]

Door man
Corpsman

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Ironman
Spiderman
Superman
and Hulk...

 

[sloasdaylight]

Ironman
Spiderman
Superman
and Hulk...

Don't forget Wonder Wo-Man.

 

[slobake]

Repo-man
Hit-man

 

[EricF]

Trash Man
Police Man
Mail Man
Fire Man

All of these can have women or person substituted quite easily

How I typically hear them these days...

Trash Collector
Police Officer
Mail Carrier
Firefighter

 

[Phalex]

Penile American

 

[alembicguy]

Handyman
Boogie man
The man
Foreman

 

[chadds]

"The Man"

 

[fourstringdrums]

I wish that feminist was spell feMANist. The ultimate irony.

 

[ThudThudThud]

That's the bass player, man!

 

[4Mal]

He-man ... Did that one get mentioned... Not really an occupation, I suppose...

 

[slobake]

Hu-man ?

 

[stingray2112]

Soulman

 

[Richland123]

MR. BASS MAN

 

[two fingers]

Soulman

I can not believe it took 18 posts to get to this! We're slipping here at TB.