adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə(ɹ)d/
UK:/tɹæns-/
US:/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹd/
US:/tɹæn(t)s-/
rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)d
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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
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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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
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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
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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).