trans woman

noun

plural trans women
: a transgender woman : a woman who was identified as male at birth
Sharon Brackett has become the first trans woman to be elected to public office in the state of Maryland …Zachary Zane
Whitehorn shared her experiences with us about working in the technology sector as a trans woman, and how from her position she feels the industry could take further steps to better support the trans community.Madeline Bennett

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In Disappoint Me, Danin builds on her astute portraits of romance to tell the story of Max, a trans woman in her 30s fed up with the way her life has turned out. Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025 Major trans women ruling The rise of Berhalter Jnr Happy 50th birthday, Becks! Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Melissa Gira Grant, of The New Republic, has written about how trans women in prison may be among the first to suffer under Trump’s anti-trans policies, given his executive order calling for them to be held in men’s prisons. Grace Byron, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025 Ives, 28, designed the piece to call attention to the global anti-transgender sentiment that trans women are experiencing in several countries. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trans woman

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trans woman was in 1996

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“Trans woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans%20woman. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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