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transvestist

transvestist noun: a transvestite.

Noun

transvestist (plural transvestists)

  1. (dated) A transvestite.
    • He groups transvestists as homosexuals in terms of psychodynamics which they certainly are not; of the fetishists and transvestists proper, the latter seem more feminine than masculine.1954, Benjamin Karpman, The sexual offender and his offenses, page 633
    • One of the most notorious transvestists was a certain Chevalier d'Eon.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 83

Examples of transvestist in a sentence

  • There are two types of Transvestists, the genuine and the fake.1962, Richard Hauser, The Homosexual Society, page 77:
  • Treatment of genuine transvestists by psychotherapy is not possible.1967, Abstracts on Criminology and Penology, volume 7, page 49:

Forms of transvestist

pluraltransvestists

Questions about transvestist

What does transvestist mean?
Transvestist means a transvestite.
How do you use transvestist in a sentence?
There are two types of Transvestists, the genuine and the fake.
What part of speech is transvestist?
Transvestist is a noun.
What is the plural of transvestist?
The plural of transvestist is transvestists.

Words near transvestist in the dictionary

  1. transvestigator
  2. transvestigators
  3. transvesting
  4. transvestism
  5. transvestisms
  6. transvestist
  7. transvestists
  8. transvestite
  9. transvestites
  10. transvestitism
  11. transvestitisms

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