"trans person" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trans persons [plural], trans people [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|trans people}} trans person (plural trans persons or trans people)
  1. A transgender or transsexual person. Categories (topical): Transgender Synonyms: transperson Related terms: trans man, trans woman Translations (person): transperson [common-gender] (Danish), transpersoon [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), transihminen (Finnish), personne trans (French), trans Person [feminine] (German), trans Mensch [masculine] (German), transfólk [collective, neuter] (Icelandic), transperson [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), transperson [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), persona trans [feminine] (Spanish), transperson [common-gender] (Swedish), திருனர் (tiruṉar) (Tamil)

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