trans woman
noun
plural trans women
: a transgender woman : a woman who was identified as male at birth
… has become the first trans woman to be elected to public office in the state …—
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Zachary ZaneWhitehorn shared her experiences with us about working in the technology sector as a trans woman, and how from her position she feels the industry could take further steps to better support the trans community.—Madeline Bennett
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Most recently, Cox starred in the Prime Video comedy series Clean Slate, a show about an old-school and outspoken Alabama car wash owner, and his estranged child, who returns home as a proud, trans woman named Desiree (Cox).
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Here’s where the show does have some awareness about its characters’ problematic indiscretions, and Carrington pushes back to point out that a relationship with a trans woman isn’t anything to be ashamed of.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
In the original manga, the character appears as an okama, a Japanese umbrella term that refers to gender nonconforming men, trans women and crossdressers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
Smith, a trans woman from California, is a senior double majoring in computer science and statistics and a former Middlebury women's swimming and diving team athlete.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Here’s where the show does have some awareness about its characters’ problematic indiscretions, and Carrington pushes back to point out that a relationship with a trans woman isn’t anything to be ashamed of.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
In the original manga, the character appears as an okama, a Japanese umbrella term that refers to gender nonconforming men, trans women and crossdressers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
Smith, a trans woman from California, is a senior double majoring in computer science and statistics and a former Middlebury women's swimming and diving team athlete.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Trans woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans%20woman. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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