transvestite

English

/tɹænzˈvɛstaɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • (clinical psychology) 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trans (across, beyond, over, through) borrowed from German Transvestitismus.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Transvestitismus

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