pantsuit

or pants suit

[ pant-soot ]

/ ˈpæntˌsut /

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noun

a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.

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Also called slack suit.

Origin of pantsuit

First recorded in 1960–65; pant² + suit

Words nearby pantsuit

pantropic, pantropical, pantry, pantryman, pants, pantsuit, pantun, panty, panty girdle, pantyhose, panty raid

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How to use pantsuit in a sentence

She prides herself on her professionalism, wearing pantsuits with stilettos in court and insisting that her clients never call her by her childhood nickname, Missy.
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He even dabbled in a pantsuit or two for his dear friend Hillary Clinton.
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When last we saw her at the end of Season 6, Ms. Olson was rocking a plaid pantsuit and standing in Don's office.
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Just moments earlier, she stepped out of a limo in a sleek black one-piece pantsuit, fresh from an interview on E!
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There were more simple but sophisticated black knee-length pencil skirts with sexy slits, and a beautifully cut pantsuit.
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British Dictionary definitions for pantsuit

pantsuit

/ (ˈpæntˌsjuːt, -ˌsuːt) /

noun

US and Canadian a woman's suit of a jacket or top and trousersAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): trouser suit

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