transvestite

 
Pronunciation: /tranzˈvɛstʌɪt, trɑːnz-, -ns-/

noun

  • a person, typically a man, who derives pleasure from dressing in clothes appropriate to the opposite sex.

Derivatives

transvestism

noun

transvestist

noun & adjective ( dated)

transvestitism

Pronunciation: /-tʌɪtɪz(ə)m/
noun

Origin:

1920s: from German Transvestit, from Latin trans- 'across' + vestire 'clothe'