trans*

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Non-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.

Word forms

trans* trans

Etymology

trans + * (a wildcard in programming), indicating that it could stand for transgender or transsexual.

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