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 …

—Zachary Zane

Whitehorn 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

Examples of trans woman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Black Trans Travel Fund was founded in 2019 as a program for Black trans women in New York and New Jersey to pay for ride-share services and travel safely. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

In her early years as a stand-up, Hayden Johnson performed a lot of material about people’s perception of her as a trans woman. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Filmed over ten years, Mickey is a documentary about the memory of a trans woman from Sinaloa who, alongside the filmmaker who grew up with her, Dano, uses play and performance to re-signify the past and inhabit the present. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Arca — a nonbinary trans woman who makes uncategorizable music and embodies unquestionable glamour — anchors her divahood in a mutation of body, soul and sound. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trans woman

• chairwoman
• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman
• spokeswoman
• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman