transvestite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Derived terms 1.1.4 Translations 1.2 See also

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[edit] Noun

transvestite (plural transvestites)

1. A person who sometimes wears clothes traditionally worn by and associated with the opposite sex; typically a male who cross-dresses occasionally by habit or compulsion.

[edit] Usage notes

Transvestite should not be confused with transsexual (“‘someone who lives as the sex opposite that of his or her birth’”). Transvestites generally have less desire to permanently change their sex, but simply enjoy being able to cross-dress from time to time. The term should also not be confused with drag queen (“‘A male who wears women’s clothing for public performance’”)

[edit] Synonyms

• cross-dresser
• (pejorative) tranny
• (slang, pejorative) Trap
• TV

[edit] Derived terms

• transvestic
• transvestism
• transvestitism

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[edit] See also

• transgender
• transsexual
• transvestic fetishism