gender bender

See also: gender-bender

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Noun

gender bender (plural gender benders)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) A person who dresses in the clothes of another sex, or in clothes which make their gender identity ambiguous.
2. (by extension) An event where people are encouraged to dress in the clothes of another sex, even if they would normally not.
3. (fantasy) A person capable of changing their physical sex.
4. (fantasy) An instance of someone's physical sex being changed, usually via magic.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:transvestite

Related terms

• genderbending
• genderbent

See also

• androgynous
• gender changer