cister

cis·ter
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UK/ˈsɪs.tə/US/ˈsɪs.tɚ/

noun

A cisgender woman, especially one that is part of a community that includes trans women.

“Support all your sisters, not just your cisters!”

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nouncister (plural cisters)

plural cisters · alternative cis-ter

  1. neologismA cisgender woman, especially one that is part of a community that includes trans women.

    Support all your sisters, not just your cisters!

    3 more examples

    So let the show begin, black femme cisters, unleash your pinks and let the show begin!

    2018, Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley, Ezili's Mirrors: Imagining Black Queer Genders, unnumbered page

    I feel like sometimes, in our need to prove our worth we forget to tell our "cisters" how much they matter to us.

    2018, Ariadni Tzounakou, “From Woman to Woman”, in Fliqped Magazine, number 11, page 23

    As I write, I see and hear the many sister (not cister) friends and colleagues and comrades who have been a part of this conversation.

    2021, Zillah Eisenstein, Abolitionist Socialist Feminism: Radicalizing the Next Revolution, page 21

Origin

Blend of cis (“cisgender”) + sister. Compare cyster.

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APA

cister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cister

MLA

“cister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cister. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cister,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cister.

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