transgenders

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of transgender. Now often considered offensive.

   Note

   Many readers now hear this plural as rude, because it turns a describing word into a label for whole people. Transgender people or trans people says the same thing without the sting, and the adjective is the safe choice in almost any sentence: transgender students, a transgender athlete.

2. 2
   verbrare

   Third-person singular simple present of transgender. Rare as a verb.

   Note

   The verb behind this form is rare, meaning to change the gender of someone, and it is seldom the natural choice. Everyday English uses the word as an adjective, describing a person (a transgender teacher) rather than an action done to them, so a sentence built on this verb usually reads better recast around the adjective.

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