transvestite

transvestite
transvestite (n.) "person with a strong desire to dress in clothing of the opposite sex," 1922, from Ger. Transvestit (1910), coined from L. trans- "across" (see TRANS- (Cf. trans-)) + vestire "to dress, to clothe" (see WEAR (Cf. wear) (v.)). Cf. also TRAVESTY (Cf. travesty), which is the same word, older, and passed through French and Italian. Shortened form trannie first recorded 1983 (in 1960s this was used as a slang shortening of transistor radio). Transvestism is first attested 1928.

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  • transvestite — UK [trænzˈvestaɪt] / US [trænzˈvesˌtaɪt] noun [countable] Word forms transvestite : singular transvestite plural transvestites someone who wears clothing typical of the opposite sex, especially for sexual pleasure …   English dictionary

  • transvestite — noun Etymology: German Transvestit, from Latin trans + vestire to clothe more at vest Date: circa 1922 a person and especially a male who adopts the dress and often the behavior typical of the opposite sex especially for purposes of emotional or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Transvestite — A person who dresses in the clothing of the opposite sex, i.e., a person who cross dresses. * * * A person who practices transvestism. * * * trans·ves·tite tran(t)s ves .tīt, tranz n a person and esp. a male who adopts the dress and often the… …   Medical dictionary

  • transvestite — trans|ves|tite [trænzˈvestaıt US træns ] n [Date: 1900 2000; : German; Origin: transvestit, from Latin vestire to clothe ] someone, especially a man, who enjoys dressing like a person of the opposite sex →↑transsexual >transvestite adj… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • transvestite — [[t]trænzve̱staɪt[/t]] transvestites N COUNT A transvestite is a person, usually a man, who enjoys wearing clothes normally worn by people of the opposite sex. Syn: cross dresser …   English dictionary

  • transvestite — noun (C) someone who enjoys dressing like a person of the opposite sex transvestite adjective transvestism noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • transvestite — /trans ves tuyt, tranz /, n. a person, esp. a male, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with the opposite sex. [1925 30; < G Transvestit; see TRANSVESTISM, ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • transvestite — noun 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 compulsion. Syn: cross dresser, tranny, Trap, TV …   Wiktionary

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