adj
transgender
tranz-JEHN-duh
adj
1
Having a gender identity that differs from the sex assigned at birth.
"The clinic offers healthcare tailored to transgender patients."
"She has been open about being transgender since college."
noun
1
A transgender person.
"The support group welcomes transgenders and their families."
How to Use Transgender
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes someone whose gender identity doesn't match the sex they were assigned at birth.
When to use it
As an adjective ("a transgender woman") is generally preferred in modern usage over using it as a noun for a person.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
transgendered past tense, transgenders plural, transgenders singular
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Etymology
Formed from "trans-" plus "gender," modelled on the earlier word "transsexual."