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cross-dresser

noun
/ˈkɹɒsˌdɹɛ.sə/UK/ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/US/ˈkɹɑsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/

Etymology

From cross-dress + -er.

  1. derived from dīrēctus
  2. derived from *dīrēctiāre✻ — “to guide, direct”
  3. derived from dresser
  4. inherited from dressen
  5. formed as cross-dress — “cross- + dress”
  6. suffixed as cross-dresser — “cross-dress + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the…

    A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA