trouser

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from trousers. === Pronunciation === (British) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaʊzə/ (US) enPR: trouʹzər, IPA(key): /ˈtɹaʊzɚ/ Rhymes: -aʊzə(ɹ) === Noun === trouser (plural trousers) (used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to trousers. trouser leg (in clothing retail and fashion) A pair of trousers. ==== Usage notes ==== Outside the clothing retail and fashion industries, the use of the noun trouser to refer to a pair of trousers is rare. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === trouser (third-person singular simple present trousers, present participle trousering, simple past and past participle trousered) (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To put (money) into one's trouser pocket; to pocket. (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To secretively steal (an item or money) for personal use. (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own); to pocket. ==== Translations ==== === References === “trouser”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === retours, rotures, rouster, routers, tourers