trans man

noun

plural trans men

: a transgender man : a man who was identified as female at birth

… a rebalancing is under way because now, at last, trans men are getting some visibility in the media.

—Charlie Kiss

Despite a court ruling that overturned President Trump's ban on trans troops, one trans man has told BuzzFeed News that he was turned away multiple times by the Air Force Reserves because of his trans status.

—Meka Beresford

Examples of trans man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two other cases involved Emmett Brock, a trans man beaten by a deputy in a convenience store parking lot in 2023, and Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old fatally shot in 2020. —Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026

There is a reason why no trans man who was once a woman and has become a man has ever competed successfully with men in the Olympics. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026

Further, many noted the need for specific research to identify the health needs of trans men. —Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026

Advertisement Isaac Johnson, a trans man who worked for years as a social worker in Kansas, credits the escalating attacks on transgender people there as his reason for moving two months ago to New York. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trans man

• afghan
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• caveman
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