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Trousers vs Trouser - What's the difference?

trousers | trouser |

As nouns the difference between trousers and trouser

is that trousers is an article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles, and is divided into a separate part for each leg while trouser is of or relating to trousers.

As a verb trouser is

to put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.

trousers

English

(wikipedia trousers)

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
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  • *:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
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    • Synonyms

    * (article of clothing) (Australia)

    Usage notes

    * "Pants" is about four times more common in the US than "trousers", based on use in COCA. * "Trousers" is about nine times more common in the UK than "pants", based on use in BNC. * "Slacks" about one tenth as common as "pants" in the US and "trousers" in the UK.

    Hyponyms

    * jeans * pantaloons * shorts * slacks * See also

    References

    English pluralia tantum

    trouser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to trousers.
    • trouser leg
  • (in clothing retail and fashion) A pair of trousers.
    • And this is our linen trouser , sir.

    Usage notes

    * Outside the clothing retail and fashion industries, the use of the noun (term) to refer to a pair of trousers is rare, and often considered pretentious.

    Derived terms

    * in the trouser department * trouser pocket * trouser snake

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
  • (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To legally remove funds from an organization for personal use.
  • (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To secretively steal an item or money for personal use.
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    • Anagrams

    * routers