Some dictionaries still consider the terms transgender and transvestite synonymous, but they are not. Transgender is a broader adjective that is more inclusive of the wider community.
A transgender person might be assigned male or female at birth but now identify the opposite. The word is much deeper than transvestite because it’s more than the individual’s clothes.
A transvestite is another word for someone who cross-dresses. It refers to a person who acts and dresses in the opposite gender but may not necessarily identify as one."