cis person

or cis-person, cisperson

noun

1. a person who is cisgender or cissexual.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cis person¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

The efforts to make someone else's gender identity relevant to a cis person's life are laughable in the level of stretching.

From Salon

For many procedures, insurance requires letters from two mental health professionals to endorse a client’s preparedness for treatment before they reimburse — even if those treatments, such as a mastectomy or hysterectomy, do not require the same for a cis person seeking them.

From Seattle Times

Now, with a “Transparent” stage musical being created in Los Angeles, its creator, Joey Soloway, vowed in an interview: “No trans person should be played by a cis person. Zero tolerance.”

From New York Times

"It ends up done in a way that sensationalizes being a trans person, which isn't helpful because no trans person trying to get pregnant is going to see a cis person playing a trans person on TV and be able to relate," they said.

From Salon

Just the difficulty of navigating as a woman or a man, as a straight or gay person, as a trans or cis person, and then on top of that you have to navigate being a Black woman or being a Black trans woman, I think that’s why it can be so tiring and sapping for so many people.

From Seattle Times