A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.
Used in a Sentence
cross-dresser
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cross-dresser.
Editorial note
Arjuna himself was a cross-dresser before the war [3] and Krishna too was a cross-dresser.
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Quick take
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cross-dresser.
noun
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.
Example sentences
Arjuna himself was a cross-dresser before the war [3] and Krishna too was a cross-dresser.
Good point, but you may want to avoid the word 'tranny' when you mean transvestite (or preferably, cross-dresser or drag queen) or transsexual or transgender person.
In reality Krishna invites a certain cross-dresser/transgender to kill an important warrior later as part of his strategy [2].
It's like discovering a fan-fiction of Star Wars were Obi Wan is a cross-dresser.
Kliba is not transgender, it is certainly not homo-sexual and unless you are high on pot it can not be translated to cross-dresser.
You think there's a lot of people who wouldn't want a cross-dresser in their church, but would allow their sons to wear dresses?
Look at Eddie Izzard, who frequently does standup as a cross-dresser, yet never suggests he's a woman nor that he wants to be one.
I also don't recall claiming that you were a pedophile, a murderer and a cross-dresser.
Even in my 20’s I still wasn’t sure if I was trans, or a cross-dresser.
My friend is a cross-dresser, shut up and let me type.
The only recent shift I know of is that men who dress up like (feminine) women tend to prefer 'cross-dresser' over 'transvestite' nowadays.
These included claims that Hoover was a gay cross-dresser.
Quote examples
Don't know about "dress" (I'm no cross-dresser), but humid 32oC was OK for me in Singapore in jeans.
$1000 in unmarked bills or we tell your father you're a cross-dresser." Or the incredibly geeky wife who suspects her husband is showering the hot secretary with shoes and handbags, and confirms it by poring over the breached data.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cross-dresser in a sentence?
Arjuna himself was a cross-dresser before the war [3] and Krishna too was a cross-dresser.
What does cross-dresser mean?
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.
What part of speech is cross-dresser?
cross-dresser is commonly used as noun.