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pantsuit

American  
[pant-soot] / ˈpæntˌsut /
Or pants suit

noun

  • pantsuits
    plural
  1. a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.


pantsuit British  
/ ˈpæntˌsjuːt, -ˌsuːt /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): trouser suit. a woman's suit of a jacket or top and trousers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of pantsuit

First recorded in 1960–65; pant 2 + suit


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Poised and polished, with a sharp pantsuit and practiced smile, Fujimori looks like someone raised for politics.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

There was an accountant in a suit and an obstetrician in a red pantsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Knight wore a crisp red pantsuit with glittering figure-eight earrings, Mills an off-the-shoulder mermaid gown.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025

In 2017 at Trump's first inauguration she wore an all white and cream Ralph Lauren pantsuit - the outfit that clearly makes her feel most battle-ready and professional.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025

Her husband had bought her a nice pantsuit to wear when they called on customers, and for her birthday Doug had given her one of his medals to wear around her neck.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

“As women have found their voice politically, they have begun to express themselves sartorially,” Friedman wrote in 2017, “be it through white pantsuits, so-called pussy hats or the modest fashion movement.”

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2024

Giorgio Armani layered on the shimmer and shine for his fall haute couture collection, sending sparkling pantsuits and ballgowns down a slick runway.

From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2023

She likes pantsuits, and only black ones, so that when you use your water bottle before a briefing in the Oval to clean the yogurt stain from breakfast, it doesn’t show.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Her on-air wardrobe tends toward the demure — ’70s-inspired pantsuits with wide-leg trousers, tie-neck blouses and 6-inch platforms a la Bianca Jagger or Lauren Hutton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

Dolores says, walking into the living room dressed in one of the dark pantsuits she wears to weddings.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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