travesti

cross-dresser, drag performer

noun trah-ves-TEE Rare

Also means

disguise, costume

Usage Note

Travesti refers both to a person who dresses in clothes of another gender for performance or personal expression, and more broadly to theatrical or carnival disguise. The verb se travestir means 'to dress up' or 'to disguise oneself'. In a cultural context, travesti figures prominently in French carnival and theatrical traditions.

Examples

"Le travesti chantait sur scène."

Natural Translation

The drag performer was singing on stage.

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