trousers
Americannoun
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Also called pants. Sometimes 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.
plural noun
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a garment shaped to cover the body from the waist to the ankles or knees with separate tube-shaped sections for both legs
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US equivalent: wear the pants. informal to have control, esp in a marriage
Other Word Forms
- trousered adjective
- trouserless adjective
Etymology
Origin of trousers
1585–95; trouse (variant of trews ) + (draw)ers (in the sense “undergarment with legs”)
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Example Sentences
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Partey wore dark grey trousers, a black jumper over a white shirt, and smart black shoes to the court.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He cut a distinctive figure in the music videos with his trademark square black sunglasses, a black blazer and black trousers.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Like the time he wore a custom Valentino look—red trousers, a black blazer—to the Academy Gala.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Balfe: To be able to walk around in proper wet weather gear and trousers and be able to go to the bathroom — not to be TMI, but it was so good.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
She awoke to find her cabin boy’s trousers and warm knit sweater on the foot of her bed, neatly folded and smelling of fresh soap and wood smoke.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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