transvestite

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹænzˈvɛstaɪt/

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 personal choice.
2. (clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) 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.

Synonyms

• cross-dresser
• (pejorative) tranny
• TV
• see also Thesaurus:transvestite

Related terms

• transgender
• transsexual

Translations

• French: travesti, travelo
• German: Transvestit, Transvestitin, Transe, Transi
• Italian: travestito
• Portuguese: travesti
• Russian: трансвести́т
• Spanish: travesti, transformista (Venezuela)

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