gender bender
noun
Informal. one, as a cross-dresser, that blurs differences between the sexes.
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British Dictionary definitions for gender-bender
gender-bender
noun
informal a person who adopts an androgynous style of dress, hair, make-up, etc
a male-male or female-female adaptor, used esp for computer hardware
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