Professions - masculine and feminine versions

Question

Hola!

I have a question about male/female endings of professions. It was underlined in the lesson that there is only one version of "policía" and "recepcionista" but I'm not quite sure about the rest. Here's the list:

Profession -- él -- ella

cook -- cocinero -- cocinera

photographer -- fotógrafo -- fotógrafa

doctor -- doctor -- doctora

farmer -- agricultor -- agricultora?

soldier -- soldado -- soldado

waiter -- camarero -- camarera

musician -- músico -- músico

maid -- sirviente? -- sirvienta

nurse -- enfermero -- enfermera

hairdresser -- peluquero? -- peluquera

receptionist -- recepcionista -- recepcionista

vet -- veterinario? -- veterinaria

mechanic -- mecánico -- mecánica?

businessman -- el hombre de negocios -- la mujer (...)

pilot -- piloto -- piloto

fireman -- bombero -- bombero?

vendor -- vendedor -- vendedora

postman -- cartero -- cartera?

policeman -- policía -- policía

sailor -- marinero -- marinera?

EDIT: The ones in bold have yet to be confirmed or rejected. More comments would be welcome!

I’ll add here a small grammar question from the same lesson. “El hombre de negocios y la recepcionista trabaja en la oficina.” Should it be “trabajan”?

Answer 1

I can comment on a few

I've never seen Soldada.

Músico is the same for both, to avoid confusion with the music being la música.

Cook, photographer, Doctor, waiter, and nurse look right.

Receptionist, Pilot, and vendor all look good.

I´ll be interested to see comments on the rest.

Thanks, I'll edit these in :) - Manity, Jan 30, 2013

Answer 2

Yes, "el hombre de negocios" and " la recepcionista", connected by "y" make up a compound subject. The verb should be in the plural.

Thanks, I was wondering if it was a typo but it's nice to have someone more knowledgeable confirm it. - Manity, Jan 30, 2013