transvestism

Variant of transvestite

transvestite definition

trans·ves·tite (trans ves′tīt′, tranz-)

noun

a person who derives sexual pleasure from dressing in the clothes of the opposite sex

Etymology: < trans- + L vestire, to clothe (see vest) + -ite

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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