- (modifier)
of or relating to trousers: trouser buttons
- (transitive)
to take (something, esp money), sometimes surreptitiously, undeservedly, or unlawfully
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trou•sers /ˈtraʊzɚz/USA pronunciation
n. [plural]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- ClothingSometimes, trouser. [countable] clothing for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions:a pair of trousers.Also called pants.
trou•ser
(trou′zər),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Clothingof or pertaining to trousers or a trouser:trouser cuffs; a trouser seam.
n.
- Clothinga leg of a pair of trousers.
- back formation from trousers 1600–10
trou•sers
(trou′zərz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
trou′ser•less, adj.
- ClothingSometimes, 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. Cf. Bermuda shorts, breeches, knickers (def. 1), short (def. 37a), slacks.
- Clothingpantalets.
- trouse (variant of trews) + (draw)ers 1585–95
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