Definition of transvestite
: a person who wears clothes designed for the opposite sex : a cross-dresser
An older term for crossdresser is transvestite. Crossdressers often dress only in certain situations. They do not usually identify as transgender—most identify as straight men.— Laura Erickson-Schroth
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The first known use of transvestite was in 1911
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