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transvestite
[ trans-ves-tahyt, tranz- ]
noun
- Psychiatry. a person, especially someone assigned male at birth, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with a different gender.
- Older Use: Often Offensive. crossdresser ( def ). : TV
adjective
- Older Use: Often Offensive. being or relating to a person who wears clothing typically worn by members of a different gender.
transvestite
/ ³Ù°ùæ²Ô³úˈ±¹É›²õ³Ù²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- a person who seeks sexual pleasure from wearing clothes that are normally associated with the opposite sex
- any cross-dresser See cross-dressing
transvestite
- Someone who dresses in the clothes usually worn by the opposite sex. Transvestites may be bisexual, heterosexual, or homosexual ( see bisexuality , heterosexuality , and homosexuality ).
Derived Forms
- ³Ù°ù²¹²Ô²õˈ±¹±ð²õ³Ù¾±²õ³¾, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of transvestite1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of transvestite1
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Example Sentences
“Each position will be occupied by the best, most capable person, be it a man, a woman, a transvestite or anything else.â€
Jacquard, a 35-year-old father of three, came prepared with statistics and an argument against what he called “transvestite story hour,†using a term many now consider offensive.
“I saw many transvestites in their high heels, make-up and lovely dresses,†she once wrote.
In the 1930s, transgender people were called "transvestites," a term that is offensive today but at the time approximated what's now meant by "transgender."
“They can call me a transsexual, a transvestite, Dracula or even the devil,†said Erni, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
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