noun
Loanword from English; used in Japanese to refer to a person who wears clothing typically associated with the opposite gender. 'Transvestite' is an older term and may carry clinical or dated connotations; 'cross-dresser' is more neutral in modern usage.
彼は週末になるとクロスドレッサーとして過ごすことがある。
He sometimes spends weekends as a cross-dresser.
Variant with an interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or in dictionaries.
Refers to the act of dressing as a woman, often used for men. クロスドレッサー is a person who engages in such behavior, while 女装 is the action or style itself.
Refers to the act of dressing as a man, often used for women. クロスドレッサー can apply to any gender, but 男装 specifically describes female-to-male cross-dressing.
Borrowed from English 'cross-dresser'.