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View synonyms for trousers
trousers
[ trou-zerz ]
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- Sometimes 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.
trousers
/ ˈtraʊzəz /
plural noun
- 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 informal.to have control, esp in a marriage US equivalentwear the pants
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Derived Forms
- ˈtrouserless, adjective
- ˈtrousered, adjective
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Other Words From
- trouser·less adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trousers1
C17: from earlier trouse , a variant of trews , influenced by drawers
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