transvestigator

== English == === Etymology === Blend of transgender +‎ investigator. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.təɹ/, /-tə-/ Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Hyphenation: trans‧ves‧ti‧ga‧tor === Noun === transvestigator (plural transvestigators) (Internet slang, conspiracy theories) A person who performs transvestigation; someone who routinely conducts or promotes informal investigations into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:transvestigator. ==== Translations ==== === References === “Online Anti-LGBTQ Hate Terms Defined: “Transvestigation””, in GLAAD, launched 2022