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transvestite

/tɹænzˈvɛstaɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  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. 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.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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