"transvestigator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænzˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.təɹ/ [General-American], /-tə-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-transvestigator.wav Forms: transvestigators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of transgender + investigator. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|transgender|investigator}} Blend of transgender + investigator Head templates: {{en-noun}} transvestigator (plural transvestigators)
  1. (Internet slang, conspiracy theories) A person who performs transvestigation; someone who routinely conducts or promotes informal investigations into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories, People, Transphobia Translations (Translations): transvestigateur [masculine] (French), transvestigatrice [feminine] (French)

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