Meanings
nouncis man (plural cis men)
plural cis men · alternative cis-man · alternative cisman
- A cisgender man.
Not only do people harass and attack transwomen for being who they are: transwomen also face scrutiny from both ciswomen and cismen over “what” they are.
2010, Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 57
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Catalan home cis
- home cisTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 順性別男性 /顺性别男性
- 順性別男性 /顺性别男性 (shùnxìngbié nánxìng)Translations
Dutch cisman
- cismanTranslations
Finnish cis-mies
- cis-miesTranslations
French homme cis
- homme cisTranslations
German Cis-Mann
- Cis-MannTranslations
Polish cismężczyzna
- cismężczyznaTranslations
Portuguese homem cis
- homem cisTranslations
Spanish hombre cis
- hombre cisTranslations
Swedish cisman
- cismanTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
cis man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis%20man
MLA
“cis man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis%20man. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cis man,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis%20man.
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