trousers Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
    trouser; pant.
    • he had a sharp crease in his trousers
  2. noun a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers
    trouser.
    • in his trouser's pocket
    • he ripped his left trouser on the fence

WordNet

Trou"sers noun plural
Etymology
OF. trousses breeches worn by pages, from trousse, trosse, a bundle, a truss. See Truss, and cf. Trossers, Trouse.
Definitions
  1. A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately. ; also, pants; used attrib. in the singular, as a trouser leg; see pant

Webster 1913