Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-dresser

/ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: cross--dress-er
IPA: /ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.

Example Sentences

"For the buildings John uses plastic sheeting employed in the window banners of a particular ladies' clothing chain. [...] I asked John if the sales assistants in those shops thought he was odd, walking in and asking for bits of plastic. 'What you've got to remember,' he said, 'is that they get a lot of cross-dressers going in there, so I'm not that weird in comparison.'"

Etymology

From cross-dress + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/
British English: /ˈkɹɒsˌdɹɛ.sə/

Inflected Forms

cross-dressers (plural) crossdresser (alternative) xdresser (alternative)

Phrases

cross-dress cross-dressing

Frequently Paired Words

cross-dress cross-dressing

Synonyms

x-dresser CD CDer XD transvestite

Questions

How do you pronounce cross-dresser?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/.
What does cross-dresser mean?: A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.
Where does cross-dresser come from?: From cross-dress + -er.

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