transgender
[ trans-jen-der, tranz‐ ]
/ ˌtrænsˈdʒɛn dər, ˌtrænz‐ /
adjective
noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth: the transgender movement; transgender rights.
noting or relating to a person who does not conform to societal gender norms or roles.
noun
Usually Offensive.
a person who is transgender.
Compare
cisgender.
usage note for transgender
The term
transgender has largely replaced the older term
transsexual, which is now considered outdated.
Transgender is a less clinical term, referring more to gender identity and gender expression than to sexual orientation or physical sex characteristics. It is also a more general and inclusive term: a transgender person may be gay, transsexual, transvestite, or even genderqueer. Use of
transgender as a noun is declining in use and is usually taken as offensive. And people object to the adjectival variant
transgendered because the
–ed suffix could imply that something happened to make the person transgender.
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British Dictionary definitions for transgender
transgender
/ (ˌtrænzˈdʒɛndə) /
adjective
of or relating to a person who wants to belong to the opposite sex