transwestite

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noun

A person who is not a cowboy but dresses in Western-style clothing or costumes.

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Urban Cowboy
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Meanings

nountranswestite (plural transwestites)

plural transwestites

  1. A person who is not a cowboy but dresses in Western-style clothing or costumes.

    With a tip of the brim of her black cowboy hat, Sam greets her friend. Tonight, Sam's a sweet transwestite in jeans and a black gabardine shirt with front patch pockets and pearl white snaps.

    2007, Nairne Holtz, The Skin Beneath, Insomniac Press, →ISBN, page 118

    Synonyms: Urban Cowboy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who is not a cowboy but dresses in Western-style clothing or costumes.

Similar
Urban Cowboy
Also see
urban cowboy

Origin

Blend of transvestite + west.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

transwestite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transwestite

MLA

“transwestite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transwestite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transwestite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transwestite.

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