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transgender

tranz-JEN-der/ˌtɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹ/UKtranz-JEN-duh/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə/

7 meanings of transgender

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having a gender that is different from the sex a person was given when they were born.

    My cousin is transgender and uses they/them pronouns.

    The school has a club for transgender students, whether they are boys, girls, or neither.

    UsageSay a transgender woman or transgender people.

    Similartrans

    Oppositecisgender, cis

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Connected with transgender people, or made for transgender people to use.

    Our library has new books about transgender history.

    She works at a clinic that offers transgender health care.

    UsageSay transgender rights. People also say trans.

    Similartrans

  3. 3
    nounrareuncountable
    The fact or state of being transgender.
    Before we can answer this question, we need to consider two other phenomena – transsex and transgender – which also expose the muddle within conventional categories of sex.
    2007, Alison Stone, “Sex”Here, transgender means the state of being transgender.
    In spite of not "rootin' and tootin'" as a trans-gender case, in recent years [Christine] Jorgensen has been a staple on the college lecture circuit, speaking – of course – about trans-gender and herself.
    1979, Pierre Bowman, “Back in showbiz Christine Jorgensen”Here, trans-gender means the state of being transgender.
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Origin

From trans-, meaning "across", and gender. The word had its modern meanings by the 1990s.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts