transgendered

Adjective

 * 1)  Transgender; denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth.

Usage notes

 * Until about 2000, transgendered was common both inside and outside transgender communities ( notes its use in “classic” trans-related books such as ’s Gender Outlaw and ’s Trans Liberation and compares it to the accepted term gendered), but the term transgender has become more common and is preferred by many transgender people. Although some still accept transgendered, dictionaries, style guides, and other authorities frequently proscribe it, often comparing its use to the hypothetical use of lesbianed in place of.

Noun

 * 1)  A transgender person.

Usage notes

 * See the usage note at transgender regarding the use of this type of word as a noun.