cross-dresser

Definition

Or: crossdresser / CD / Cder / XDR / X-dresser , a person who, regardless of the motivation, dresses in the clothing and assumes the gender role of the opposite sex, but has no desire to change sex permanently. Although some people use the words transvestite and cross-dresser interchangeably, others make a motivational distinction between a transvestite who dresses for sexual satisfaction and a crossdresser who carries out the activity to express his femininity; a transvestite is a crossdresser but a crossdresser is not necessarily a transvestite.
See also: drag king; drag queen; f2m; transvestite.