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transvestite
[ trans-ves-tahyt, tranz- ]
noun
- Psychiatry. a person, especially someone assigned male at birth, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with a different gender.
- Older Use: Often Offensive. crossdresser ( def ). : TV
adjective
- Older Use: Often Offensive. being or relating to a person who wears clothing typically worn by members of a different gender.
transvestite
/ trænzˈvɛstaɪt /
noun
- a person who seeks sexual pleasure from wearing clothes that are normally associated with the opposite sex
- any cross-dresser See cross-dressing
transvestite
- Someone who dresses in the clothes usually worn by the opposite sex. Transvestites may be bisexual, heterosexual, or homosexual ( see bisexuality , heterosexuality , and homosexuality ).
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Derived Forms
- transˈvestism, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transvestite1
First recorded in 1925–30; from German Transvestit; transvestism, -ite 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transvestite1
C19: from German Transvestit , from trans- + Latin vestītus clothed, from vestīre to clothe
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