transgender

[trans-jen-der, tranz‐]

trans·gen·der

[trans-jen-der, tranz‐]
noun
1.
a person appearing or attempting to be a member of the opposite sex, as a transsexual or habitual cross-dresser.
adjective Also, trans·gen·dered.
2.
being, pertaining to, or characteristic of a transgender or transgenders: the transgender movement.

Origin:
1990–95
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transgender (ˌtrænzˈdʒɛndə)
 
adj
of or relating to a person who wants to belong to the opposite sex
 
trans'gendered
 
adj

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