Why are there gendered words for some professions like actor and actress but not e.g. doctor and doctress?

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Why are there gendered words for some professions like actor and actress but not e.g. doctor and doctress?

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In German, and a few other European languages, there are many more gendered terms than English, like doctor, dentist, boss etc.

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