Standard Lemma guide

transgendered

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə(ɹ)d/
  • UK: /tɹæns-/
  • US: /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹd/
  • US: /tɹæn(t)s-/
  • rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)d

1

adj

Meaning 1

Transgender; denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: offensive, often, proscribed, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A transgender person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, offensive, rare, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of transgender

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

involving a partial or full reversal of gender

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transgender

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- English gendered English transgendered From trans- + gendered (adjective).