trans man

noun

plural trans men

: a transgender man : a man who was identified as female at birth

… a rebalancing is under way because now, at last, trans men are getting some visibility in the media.

—Charlie Kiss

Despite a court ruling that overturned President Trump's ban on trans troops, one trans man has told BuzzFeed News that he was turned away multiple times by the Air Force Reserves because of his trans status.

—Meka Beresford

Examples of trans man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elliot Page in 2021 became the first trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025

This was a stranger — someone who admired from afar Smith’s advocacy as a Black trans man and Jamaican immigrant. —Orion Rummler, Them, 17 Mar. 2025

Johan asks, realizing that William might in fact be a trans man. —David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025

Public funds would no longer be used to purchase items that bind breasts, remove hair or allow trans men to use urinals. —Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trans man

• afghan
• bedpan
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• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
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• fishman