transsexual
adjective
uk/trænzˈsek.ʃu.əl/us/trænzˈsek.ʃu.əl/used todescribeapersonwhosegenderis not the same as thephysicalbodythey werebornwith:
Gendertransitionrefers to theperiodduring which transsexualpersonsbeginchangingtheirappearanceandbodiestomatchtheirinternalidentity.
Synonym
transgender
used todescribeapersonwho has hadsurgerytochangetheirbodyso itmatchestheirgender:
After hersexchangeoperation, she madehistorybybecomingthe first transsexual woman tocompetein thetournament.
Note:
- The wordtranssexualis not as common now as it used to be, and it can be offensive to some people. Only use this word to describe someone if they use it to describe themselves.
- Theepisodestarreda transsexualactress.
- Paul, a transsexual man,feltforcedtoleavehisemployment.
- The show firstintroduceda transsexualcharacterin 1994.
transsexual
noun[C]
offensiveuk/trænzˈsek.ʃu.əl/us/trænzˈsek.ʃu.əl/atranssexualperson
Note:
- Except when used in older scientific or technical writing, the nountranssexualis now considered offensive by many people.