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trousers

Pronunciation: /ˈtraʊzəz/

(also a pair of trousers)
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Definition of trousers

noun

  • an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg.

Phrases

catch someone with their trousers down

see catch someone with their pants down at pants.

wear the trousers

informal be the dominant partner in a relationship: there’s no doubt who’ll wear the trousers in that house

Derivatives

trousered

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers

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Definition of trousers in the US English dictionary

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