noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹænz.dəm/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹɑːnz-/
General-American:/ˈtɹænz.dəm/
rhymes with -ænzdəm
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹænzˌdɒm/
General-American:/ˈtɹænzˌdɑm/
rhymes with -ænzdɒm
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being transgender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Transgender domination; a sexual practice in which transgender people dominate other people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A transgender dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgenderclip. ▲ English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English transsexualclip. English trans Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dhóh1mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English transdom From trans + -dom (“group”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English transgenderclip. ▲ English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English transsexualclip. English trans Middle French dominantbor. English dominantclip. English -dom English transdom From trans + -dom (“dominance”).