transvestite

(trăns-vĕs'tīt', trănz-)
n.
A person who dresses and acts in a style or manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex.

[German Transvestit : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin vestīre, to dress; see travesty.]

transvestism trans·ves'tism (-tĭz'əm) or trans·ves'ti·tism (-tĭ-tĭz'əm) n.

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Someone who dresses in the clothes usually worn by the opposite sex. Transvestites may be bisexual, heterosexual, or homosexual (see bisexuality, heterosexuality, and homosexuality).

For a list of words related to transvestite, see:

• Sexuality or Gender
• Homosexuality - transvestite: person who dresses in clothing of opposite sex, esp. drag queen

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - transvestit

Nederlands (Dutch)
travestiet

Français (French)
n. - travesti

Deutsch (German)
n. - Transvestit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τραβεστί

Italiano (Italian)
travestito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - travesti (m)

Русский (Russian)
(о гомосексуалисте) мужчина, носящий женское платье

Español (Spanish)
n. - travestido, travestí

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - transvestit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
异性装扮癖者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 異性裝扮癖者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 복장 도착자, 이성의 옷을 입고 좋아하는 변태 성욕자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 服装倒錯者
adj. - 服装倒錯の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص ألذي يجد متعه جنسيه في لبس ملابس ألجنس ألأخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לובש בגדי נשים, אוהבת מלבושי גברים‬

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