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detransitioner

detransitioner noun: one who detransitions.

Noun

detransitioner (plural detransitioners)

  1. One who detransitions.
    • Detransitioners will need to be aware that 'reverse' genital surgery is not likely to be as successful as their original surgery because there will be less tissue to work with.2019, Jennie Kermode, Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary People with Disabilities or Illnesses, page 72
    • In 2021 she spoke out in favor of approaching gender dysphoria in a more considered way, urging others in the field to pay attention to detransitioners, people who no longer consider themselves transgender after undergoing medical or surgical interventions. […] “I transitioned because I didn’t want...2024 February 2, Pamela Paul, “As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2024
    Synonyms:
    retransitioner

Synonyms of detransitioner

Forms of detransitioner

pluraldetransitioners

Origin of detransitioner

From detransition + -er (“agent noun”).

Questions about detransitioner

What does detransitioner mean?
Detransitioner means one who detransitions.
What part of speech is detransitioner?
Detransitioner is a noun.
What is the plural of detransitioner?
The plural of detransitioner is detransitioners.

Words near detransitioner in the dictionary

  1. detransformation
  2. detransformations
  3. detransformed
  4. detransition
  5. detransitioned
  6. detransitioner
  7. detransitioners
  8. detransitioning
  9. detransitions
  10. detransphobia
  11. detransphobic

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