Noun
someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
Source: WordNetFemale spies typically represented one of two extremes: the seductress who employed her wiles to manipulate men, and the cross-dresser who blended in by impersonating them. Karen Abbott
Yes, I am transgendered but I also am a cross-dresser - I dress as a woman. It's not that I just want to be seen as a female in our society, I'm also a drag queen and a performer - there are many levels there. Alexis Arquette
Conversely, some men have cross-dressed to escape from mandatory military service See the television series M.A.S.H. for an example of a cross-dresser who didn't want to serve in the military (Max Klinger). Source: Internet
Thus when a male cross-dresser puts on his clothes, he transforms into the quasi-female and thereby becomes an embodiment of the conflicted gender dynamic. Source: Internet
Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. Source: Internet
Bruce “was a confused cross-dresser, but never truly trans.” Source: Internet