Synonyms

trousers

American

[trou-zerz] / ˈtraʊ zərz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

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.
pantalets.

trousers British

/ 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
US equivalent: wear the pants. informal to have control, esp in a marriage

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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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