adjective · common

transgender

trans·gen·der

трансгендерный, транссексуальный

trans, trans*, transgender, transgeschlechtlich

Of a person: having a gender which is different from one's assigned sexOf a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender.

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UK/tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə/US/ˌtɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹ/

» It still happens that people confuse transgender people and transvestites.

Es passiert immer noch, dass Leute Transvestiten und Transgender verwechseln.

Meaning

7 senses

(broadly, not comparable)Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender.
Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender.
(broadly, not comparable)Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity).
transgender, trans, trans*
трансгендерныйtransgendernyj
(broadly, not comparable)Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
transgender, trans, trans*
трансге́ндерныйtransgéndɛrnyj, транссексуа́льныйtranssɛksuálʹnyj
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to transgender people (adjective sense 1), or their experiences or identity.
(not comparable)Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people.
(not comparable)Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
(dated, not comparable)Synonym of crossgender (“across multiple genders”).

More definitions

involving a partial or full reversal of gender

Examples

73 sentences

It still happens that people confuse transgender people and transvestites.
deEs passiert immer noch, dass Leute Transvestiten und Transgender verwechseln.
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Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria.
ruМногие трансгендеры испытывают гендерную дисфорию.
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Mennad is referring to transgender women.
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He thinks she's a transgender woman.
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I didn't know Tom was transgender.
deIch wusste nicht, dass Tom transgeschlechtlich ist.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

(broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth:

of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

(broadly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one’s assigned sex; (strictly) of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: