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transgender

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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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trans·gen·der   (trāns-jěn'dər, trānz-)   
adj.  
  1. Appearing as, wishing to be considered as, or having undergone surgery to become a member of the opposite sex.

  2. Of or relating to transgender people.

n.  A transgender person.
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