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transgender | man |

As nouns the difference between transgender and man

is that transgender is transgenderism; the state of being transgender. Compare transsex while man is an adult male human.

As verbs the difference between transgender and man

is that transgender is to change the gender of; to change the sex of. Compare transsex while man is to supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

As an adjective transgender

is having a gender identity (self-image) which is the opposite of one's physical sex: being physically male but identifying as female, or vice versa. Compare transsexual, and the following sense.

As an interjection man is

Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.

As a proper noun Man is

the genus Homo.

As an initialism MAN is

initialism of Metropolitan Area Network|lang=en a large computer network usually spanning a city.

transgender

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (narrowly, of a person) Having a gender identity (self-image) which is the opposite of one's physical sex: being physically male but identifying as female, or vice versa.
  • * 2010 , Jessica Green, "I'm sorry, I'm not lesbian", The Guardian , 3 Mar 2010:
  • One head of a small gay charity visibly flinched when I mentioned my boyfriend and has been cold towards me ever since. I've even caught someone staring down my top to see if I'm transgender .
  • * 2010 , Natasha Lennard, "City Room", New York Times , 7 Apr 2010:
  • But the inclusion of the word “trannie” — a pejorative, in some circles — in the title, and the film’s parodic representation of transgender women, has offended many people.
  • (broadly, of a person) Not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female; having changed gender identity from male to female or female to male, or identifying with elements of both, or having some other gender identity.
  • *
  • * 1998 , John Cloud, "Trans across America", Time , 20 Feb 1998:
  • Their first step was to reclaim the power to name themselves: transgender is now the term most widely used, and it encompasses everyone from cross-dressers (those who dress in clothes of the opposite sex) to transsexuals (those who surgically "correct" their genitals to match their "real" gender).

    Synonyms

    * TG (abbreviated form)

    Antonyms

    * cisgender

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • * 2007 , Alison Stone, An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy (ISBN 074563883X), page 41
  • Before we can answer this question, we need to consider two other phenomena – transsex and transgender – which also expose the muddle within conventional categories of sex.
  • A transgender person.
  • * 2005 , Walter Bockting & Eric Avery, Transgender Health and HIV Prevention , p. 116:
  • In a patriarchal society in which machismo rules, MTF transgenders represent a challenge to traditional masculinity due to their renouncing of the male position of social power.
  • * 2006 , Jayne Caudwell, Sport, Sexualities and Queer/theory , p. 122:
  • Individual transgenders could compete in any division; however, transgender teams could not play against biological women's teams.

    Usage notes

    * See the usage note at transsexual regarding the use of this type of word as a noun.

    Hypernyms

    *LGBT

    Coordinate terms

    * two-spirit, berdache * hijra

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To change the gender of; (used loosely) to change the sex of.
  • * 2005 , Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, ?Jyl J. Josephson, Gender and American Politics (ISBN 0765631563), pages 15 and 205:
  • and one that is still dominated by male nominees, women nominees might be seen as either contributing to the regendering, or the transgendering , of the Cabinet.
    This chapter examines women secretaries-designate in terms of their contributions to regendering or transgendering a cabinet office, to a gender desegregation or integration of the cabinet.
  • * (seeCites)
  • See also

    * LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA * TS * crossdress * drag * SRS * ----

    man

    English

    Noun

    (men)
  • An adult male human.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), Henry V , act 4, scene 1:
  • The king is but a man , as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me.
  • *
  • *:“it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • (lb) All human males collectively: mankind.
  • * 2011 , Eileen Gray and the Design of Sapphic Modernity: Staying In , p.109:
  • Unsurprisingly, if modern man is a sort of camera, modern woman is a picture.
  • A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), Henry IV, Part 2 , act 4, scene 2:
  • a man cannot make him laugh.
  • * 1611 , Bible (KJV), (w) 12.17:
  • Recompence to no man euill for euill.
  • * (Joseph Addison), Monaco, Genoa, &c. , p.9:
  • A man would expect, in so very ancient a town of Italy, to find some considerable antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old Rostrum of a Roman ship, that stands over the door of their arsenal.
  • * 1991' edition (original: '''1953 ), Darell Huff, ''[//archive.org/details/HowToLieWithStatistics How to Lie with Statistics] , pp.19–20:
  • Similarly, the next time you learn from your reading that the average man (you hear a good deal about him these days, most of it faintly improbable) brushes his teeth 1.02 times a day—a figure I have just made up, but it may be as good as anyone else's – ask yourself a question. How can anyone have found out such a thing? Is a woman who has read in countless advertisements that non-brushers are social offenders going to confess to a stranger that she does not brush her teeth regularly?
  • (lb) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity.
  • * 1647 , Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 10:
  • How did God create man ?
    God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
  • *
  • A member of the genus Homo'', especially of the species ''Homo sapiens .
  • * 1990 , The Almanac of Science and Technology (ISBN 0151050503), p.68:
  • The evidence suggests that close relatives of early man , in lineages that later became extinct, also were able to use tools.
  • (lb) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.
  • * A Gest of Robyn Hode'', in the ''Child Ballads :
  • For God is holde a ryghtwys man .
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), Much Ado about Nothing , act 3, scene 5:
  • God's a good man .
  • * 1609 , (Ben Jonson), :
  • Expect: But was the devil a proper man , gossip?
    As fine a gentleman of his inches as ever I saw trusted to the stage, or any where else.
  • An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
  • * 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), :
  • He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house
  • * 2011 , Timothy Shephard, Can We Help Us?: Growing Up Bi-Racial in America (ISBN 1456754610), p.181:
  • I had the opportunity to marry one of them but wasn't mature enough to be a man and marry her and be close to the.
  • Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
  • * 1598 , (Ben Jonson), (Every Man in His Humour)
  • Methought he bare himself in such a fashion, / So full of man , and sweetness in his carriage, /
  • A husband.
  • * Book of Common Prayer :
  • I pronounce that they are man and wife.
  • * 1715 , (Joseph Addison), The Freeholder :
  • In the next place, every wife ought to answer for her man .
  • A lover; a boyfriend.
  • A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.
  • A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
  • A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
  • * 2007 , Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night (ISBN 0778324567), p.553:
  • *:"She's the man for the job."
  • * 2008 , Soccer Dad: A Father, a Son, and a Magic Season (ISBN 160239329X), p.148:
  • Joanie volunteered, of course — if any dirty job is on offer requiring running, she's your man
  • * 2012 , The Island Caper: A Jake Lafferty Action Novel (ISBN 1622951999), p.34:
  • He also owns the only backhoe tractor on Elbow Cay, so whenever anyone needs a cistern dug, he's their man .
  • A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
  • * 1909 , Harper's Weekly , Vol.53, p.iii:
  • When President Roosevelt goes walking in the country about Washington he is always accompanied by two Secret Service men .
  • * 1913 , Robert Herrick, One Woman's Life , p.46:
  • *:"And they're very good people, I assure you — he's a Harvard man ." It was the first time Milly had met on intimate terms a graduate of a large university.
  • An adult male servant. (lb) A vassal. A subject.
  • (old proverb)
  • * William Blackstone:
  • The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honour.
  • *
  • A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
  • * 1883 , Henry Richter, Chess Simplified! , p.4:
  • The white men' are always put on that side of the board which commences by row I, and the black ' men are placed opposite.
  • (non-gloss definition, Used to refer to oneself or one's group): I, we; (construed in the third person).
  • * 2011 , (Top Boy) :
  • *:Sully: If it weren’t for that snake ... Man wouldn’t even be in this mess right now.
  • Usage notes

    * The most common modern sense of the word is “an adult male human”, not “a generic human” or “humankind”, which explains the awkwardness of the following sentence: *: Man, like other mammals, breastfeeds his young. Nonsexist Language Guideline , the University of New Hampshire. * Nonsexist language advocates recommend the use of human'', ''human being'', ''humankind'' or ''person'', depending on context, instead of ''man .

    Synonyms

    * (adult male human) omi (Polari); see also * See also * See also

    See also

    * the man * boy; male * woman * human

    Derived terms

    * airman * anchor man * bad man * barman * best man * black man * caveman * common man * company man * con man * dead man * dirty old man * Earthman * family man * fireman * foreman * government man * headman * hitman * kept man * lady's man * -man * man among men * manface * manful * manhood * mankind * manly * man of God * man of science * man of the cloth * man of the people * man of the world * man of war * man on * manpower * man's man * mantrap/man-trap/man trap * Marlboro Man * mountain man * old man * overman * policeman * underman * pan man * renaissance man * seaman * see a man about a dog * straight man * straw man * stunt man * strong man * the man * waterman * white man * woman * yes-man

    Verb

    (mann)
  • To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
  • The shipped was manned with a small crew.
  • To take up position in order to operate (something).
  • Man the machine guns!
  • * 1876 , Julian Hawthorne, Saxon Studies :
  • he manned himself heroically
  • To wait on, attend to or escort.
  • To accustom (a hawk or other bird) to the presence of men.
  • Derived terms

    * overman (verb)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Man , that was a great catch!

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