Meaning & use
transman
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A transgender man; a person who was assigned female at birth and identifies and lives as a man.
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The panel included a transman who spoke about his transition.
He has identified as a transman since his early twenties.
A note on using this word
The two-word form 'trans man' is now more commonly preferred in style guides, though the single-word form still appears in earlier and informal usage.
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