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Originally published February 3, 2013 at 7:04 PM | Page modified February 3, 2013 at 7:04 PM
A look at some gender-neutral terms
Terms being considered in the effort to revise more than 3,500 Washington state statutes to make them gender-neutral
The Associated Press
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Here’s a look at terms being considered in a final installment of a move to revise more than 3,500 Washington state statutes to make them gender-neutral:
Brakeman: brake operator
Chairmanship: position of chair
Dairymen: dairy farmers
Draughtsman: drafter
Ex-servicemen: add “or ex-servicewomen”
Fireman (The 2007 bill took care of the firefighters who work for fire departments and put out fires. This fireman reference is for railway employees who tend fires in steam engines): fire tender
Fisherman/fishermen: fisher
Flagman: flagger
Foreman/foremen: jury foreperson
Freshman/freshmen: first-year student
Gripman: grip operator
Journeyman: journey level
Longshoremen: longshore workers
Man’s cause: person’s cause
Man’s past: humankind’s past
Materialmen’s: material suppliers
Motorman: motor operator
Nurseryman/nurserymen: nursery operator
Ombudsman/ombudsmen: ombuds
Penmanship: handwriting
Prudent man or woman: prudent person
Ranchmen: ranchers
Signalman: signal operator
Sportsmanlike: sporting
Sportsmanship: sporting/hunting behavior
Sportsmen: sports/outdoor enthusiast
Stream patrolman: stream patroller
Treaty Indian fisherman: treaty Indian fisher
Watchmen: security guards









