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transgenderist, n.
Brit. |tranzˈdʒɛndərɪst|, |trɑːnzˈdʒɛndərɪst|, |transˈdʒɛndərɪst|, |trɑːnsˈdʒɛndərɪst|, U.S. |trænzˈdʒɛnd(ə)rəst|, |træn(t)sˈdʒɛnd(ə)rəst|
[‹ trans- prefix + gender n. + -ist suffix. Compare slightly later transgender adj.]
A person whose identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male or female gender, but combines or moves between these identities; (sometimes) spec. a transvestite or transsexual: see note s.v. transgender adj.
1979V. Prince in V. L. Bullough Frontiers of Sex Res. 172, I..crossed the gender line completely and I have lived as a woman ever since. I am therefore to be classified as a ‘transgenderist’ now. 1979Radio Times 2 June 59/5 It is estimated that about one person in 2,000 is a transgenderist—someone who feels an overwhelming need either to dress in the clothes of the opposite gender, or..to ‘change sex’ completely. 1991Chrysalis Q. Summer 31 The transgenderist, whether crossing over part-time or full-time—even while masking their genital incongruity—gives honest expression to a reality that defies cultural norms. 1996A. Theroux Secondary Colors 261 The Emerald City..is only one of many social organizations for the cross-dressing community of transvestites, transsexuals, transgenderists, Missy Cadets, Queen Dorenes, and other in-betweens. |