trans ‧ ves ‧ tite /trænzˈvestaɪt $ træns-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: German ; Origin: transvestit , from Latin vestire 'to clothe' ]
someone, especially a man, who enjoys dressing like a person of the opposite sex ⇨ transsexual
—transvestite adjective
—transvestism noun [uncountable]