(zoology, dated) An animal that engages in sexual mimicry.
Used in a Sentence
transvestite
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for transvestite.
Editorial note
It doesn't matter if you are a swinger, a gay, a transvestite, or straight.
Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(zoology, dated) An animal that engages in sexual mimicry.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of transvestite gathered in one view.
(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.
(clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for transvestite.
noun
(zoology, dated) An animal that engages in sexual mimicry.
See also: transvestic, cross-dresser
noun
(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.
See also: transvestic, cross-dresser
noun
(clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
See also: transvestic, cross-dresser
Example sentences
It doesn't matter if you are a swinger, a gay, a transvestite, or straight.
They realised later the demand was driven by transvestite males and that they could make more money in that market and so transitioned from being a womens shoe maker to catering for leather-fetishists and transvestite males.
I'm a bit skeptic, what are the chances that it hooks you up with a transvestite?
Many of you remember growing up, this idea of men cross-dressing—I used to call it transvestite.
Frankly, it's actually plain, uninteresting (in the sense of what it could be, imagine controversial homophobe transvestite or a talk show of 3 weird characters...
I remember reading an article posted here awhile back about Zuckerberg and some other young guys being accosted in a bar by a transvestite.
How can a hermaphrodite be a transvestite?
They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing.
Frankly I would fear if it hooked me up with anyone other than a girl, transvestite or less, and I'm positive that would happen sooner rather than later.
(Transgender, transvestite, etc.) TBH, I haven't been following it closely, but this current issue seems to be about Drag personas.
I used to joke that if Apple ever came out with an x86 Mac I would have to call it 'layne', but they did, and I realized that PF (to my knowledge) only ever did one song about a transvestite, so that would not be a sustainable convention.
Quote examples
And "transvestite prostitutes", even if one were not actually inclined.
Nor did anyone tell me that the word "transvestite" was derogatory or offensive, although if social mores have shifted then fine, I won't say it.
Ordinary Russians are no more hungry for the lifestyle details than for UFO encounter stories and Thai transvestite pictures, with "hungry" being way too strong of the word in either case.
The question does not appear to confuse "transgender" and "transvestite", nor does it use "playing dress up" to refer to either.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use transvestite in a sentence?
It doesn't matter if you are a swinger, a gay, a transvestite, or straight.
What does transvestite mean?
(zoology, dated) An animal that engages in sexual mimicry.
What part of speech is transvestite?
transvestite is commonly used as noun.