transgender

adjective trans·gen·der \-ˈjen-dər\

: of or relating to people who have a sexual identity that is not clearly male or clearly female

Full Definition of TRANSGENDER

: of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person's sex at birth

— trans·gen·der·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun

See transgender defined for English-language learners

Variants of TRANSGENDER

trans·gen·der or trans·gen·dered \-dərd\

First Known Use of TRANSGENDER

1979

Rhymes with TRANSGENDER

amender, ascender, attender, auslander, bartender, commender, contender, defender, descender, emender, engender, expender, extender, fork-tender, goaltender, hellbender, intender, offender, pretender, surrender, suspender, tailender, weekender

Medical Dictionary

transgender

adjective trans·gen·der \tran(t)s-ˈjen-dər\

Medical Definition of TRANSGENDER

: of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or a transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person's sex at birth

—trans·gen·der·ism \-də-ˌriz-əm\ noun