gender-specific

adjective

Referring to a word or expression that refers to one gender only.

Opposite
gender-neutral
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Meanings

adjectivegender-specific (comparative more gender-specific, superlative most gender-specific)

comparative more gender-specific · superlative most gender-specific

  1. Referring to a word or expression that refers to one gender only.

    It says the Rule Book term 'pilotman' "has recently been raised as an issue as it is gender-specific", and that it is "developing a proposal to replace it using gender neutral language".

    2022 April 20, “Network News: RSSB to explore new terms to replace 'pilotman'”, in RAIL, number 955, page 16

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
gender-neutral
Cite this entry
APA

gender-specific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-specific

MLA

“gender-specific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-specific. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gender-specific,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-specific.

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