cross-dresser

== English == === Alternative forms === crossdresser xdresser (abbreviation) === Etymology === From cross-dress + -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒsˌdɹɛ.sə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/, (dated) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɔsˈdɹɛ.sɚ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɑsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/, (dated) /ˌkɹɑsˈdɹɛ.sɚ/ === Noun === cross-dresser (plural cross-dressers) A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex. ==== Usage notes ==== This term is used in casual registers; the Latinate transvestite is more formal, but is increasingly viewed as derogatory. Neither term should be confused with transgender or transsexual; see the usage notes at transvestite for more. ==== Synonyms ==== x-dresser CD, CDer; XD (abbreviated forms) transvestite (pejorative or clinical) ==== Related terms ==== cross-dress cross-dressing ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: кроссдре́ссер (krossdrésser) ==== Translations ====