cis male

American  

[sis-meyl] / ˈsɪsˈmeɪl /

Or cis-male,

noun

1. a person who was assigned male at birth and whose gender identity is male.

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adjective

1. noting or relating to such an individual.

   You can guess from his choice of toys that he is probably a cis-male child.

Etymology

Origin of cis male

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cis male

Then it moved to Broadway with still some designers of color, but some white cis male designers incorporated into the team.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

Like Cosby’s book, “The Damage” used its platform to explore the effects of toxic masculinity on straight cis male characters, which used to just go as an unquestioned norm of crime protagonist behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

As a straight, mostly-white, cis male, I’m generally much more a listener, adding things here and there as I see appropriate.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2021

The Danish Girl came in for a lot of stick from transgender activists, many of whom protested the casting of a cis male actor in the role of a trans woman.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2019

“Shame and stigma surrounding black cis male attraction to trans women is symptomatic of the general invalidating criticism black sex and sexuality is accosted by,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2019