transvestite
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transvestite
- /tɹænzˈvɛs.taɪt/
Rhymes with -ɛstaɪt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin trāns + vestītus, form of vestiō (“to clothe, to dress”) (as in English vestment, vest). Literally, a "cross-dresser". From transvestitism, from German Transvestitismus, coined in 1910 by Magnus Hirschfeld (the practice itself is much older).
noun transvestites
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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 personal choice.
Even though Steven used to dress up in his sister's clothes, it still came as a surprise he ended up as a transvestite.
Similar: cross-dresser, TV, tranny, transy
- A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
- An animal that engages in sexual mimicry. "Proper" scorpion fly behavior entails the catching of an edible insect by the male, who then offers it to the female […] If she likes the gift, she mates with the male. Thornhill, however, has observed males approaching other males, assuming the female role until they get a grip on the food. Once t
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noun cross-dresser — see also cross-dresser
| Español | travesti, transformista, transfórmer, traca, transvesti, trasvestista |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 異性装者 iseisōsha |
| 中文 | 異裝癖者 /异装癖者 yìzhuāngpǐzhě |
| Português | travesti |
| Français | travesti, travelo |
| Deutsch | Transvestit, Transvestitin, Transe, Transi |
| Italiano | travestito |
| Ελληνικά | τραβεστί travestí |
| Русский | трансвести́т transvestít |
Talk about this word "transvestite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transvestite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transvestite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transvestite "transvestite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transvestite.Cite this
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title = {transvestite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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