trans person

or trans-person, transperson

noun

1. a person who is transgender or transsexual.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trans person¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

"If a trans person has not undergone or is not undergoing hormone therapy or gonadectomy, the FA will consider their application taking into consideration the two requirements to ensure the applicant's and fellow players' safety and fair competition. The FA will consider the evidence on a case-by-case basis."

From BBC

“It’s a scary time to be a trans person, and to hear so much really unfounded and startling rhetoric from that side, and to think that that may be pushed into actual legislation,” Poznanski said.

From Los Angeles Times

"My sister went into school just after I started transitioning, so she knew what a trans person was," she later told MLAs.

From BBC

“Trans men and trans masculine people are redefining masculinity,” says the 27-year-old, who was the first trans person to run across the transcontinental United States.

From Los Angeles Times

As for the roughly 60% of Americans who do not know a trans person, according to Pew, “Will & Harper” hopes to be an introduction: “Now you know Harper,” Greenbaum says.

From Los Angeles Times