cross-dresser

See also: crossdresser

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɒsˌdɹɛ.sə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɑsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/, /ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/

Noun

cross-dresser (plural cross-dressers)

A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.

Usage notes

This term is used in casual registers; the Latinate transvestite is more formal. Neither term should be confused with transgender or transsexual; see the usage notes at transvestite for more.

Alternative forms

crossdresser

Synonyms

x-dresser
CD, CDer; XD (abbreviated forms)
transvestite (pejorative or clinical)

Related terms

Translations

person who wears clothing considered appropriate only for the opposite sex — See also translations at transvestite

Classical Nahuatl: xochihua
Esperanto: transvestanto
Finnish: ristiinpukeutuja

French: travesti (fr) m, travelo (fr) m
Romanian: travestit (ro) m
Russian: трансвести́т (ru) m (transvestít)
Spanish: travesti (es) m or f

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