transvestist

English

Noun

transvestist (plural transvestists)

1. (dated) A transvestite.
   • 1954, Benjamin Karpman, The sexual offender and his offenses (page 633)

     He groups transvestists as homosexuals in terms of psychodynamics which they certainly are not; of the fetishists and transvestists proper, the latter seem more feminine than masculine.

   • 1962, Richard Hauser, The Homosexual Society (page 77)

     There are two types of Transvestists, the genuine and the fake.

   • 1967, Abstracts on Criminology and Penology (volume 7, page 49)

     Treatment of genuine transvestists by psychotherapy is not possible. Homologous sex hormones should not be used.