transvestite

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Synonyms: transwestite, transvestism, transvestic, transvestist, transvestites, transvestists

Antonyms: transwestite, transvestism, transvestic, transvestist, transvestites, transvestists

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated}} 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. {{lb|en|clinical psychology|psychiatry|pathology}} A person, typically a heterosexual male, who {{l|en|compulsively}} seeks and derives {{l|en|paraphilic}} {{l|en|sexual}} {{l|en|arousal}} from {{l|en|cross-dressing}}, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
3. {{lb|en|zoology|dated}} An animal that engages in [[sexual mimicry]].

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