trousers
[ trou-zerz ]
/ ˈtraʊ zərz /
noun (used with a plural verb)
Sometimes trouser. Also called pants.
a usually loose-fitting outer garment for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions that reach typically to the ankle but sometimes to any of various other points from the upper leg down.
Compare Bermuda shorts, breeches, knickers(def 1), short(def 29a), slacks.
Origin of trousers
OTHER WORDS FROM trousers
trou·ser·less, adjectiveWords nearby trousers
troupial,
trous-de-loup,
trouse,
trouser,
trouser suit,
trousers,
trousseau,
trousseau's sign,
trousseau's syndrome,
trout,
trout lily
Definition for trousers (2 of 2)
trouser
[ trou-zer ]
/ ˈtraʊ zər /
adjective
of or relating to trousers or a trouser: trouser cuffs; a trouser seam.
noun
a leg of a pair of trousers.
Origin of trouser
First recorded in 1600–10; back formation from
trousers
Example sentences from the Web for trousers
British Dictionary definitions for trousers (1 of 2)
trousers
/ (ˈtraʊzəz) /
pl n
a garment shaped to cover the body from the waist to the ankles or knees with separate tube-shaped sections for both legs
wear the trousers British informal
to have control, esp in a marriage
US equivalent: wear the pants
Derived forms of trousers
trousered, adjective trouserless, adjectiveWord Origin for trousers
C17: from earlier
trouse, a variant of
trews, influenced by
drawers
British Dictionary definitions for trousers (2 of 2)
trouser
/ (ˈtraʊzə) /
noun
(modifier)
of or relating to trousers
trouser buttons
verb
(tr) slang
to take (something, esp money), sometimes surreptitiously, undeservedly or unlawfully