trouser

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trouser

/ˈtɹaʊzə/ UK
/ˈtɹaʊzɚ/ US

Rhymes with -aʊzə(ɹ)

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Back-formation from trousers.

noun trousers

attributive, 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.

verb trousers · trousering · trousered

Ireland, UK, informal, transitive To put (money) into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
Ireland, UK, informal, transitive To secretively steal (an item or money) for personal use. Your aunt told him to pack Upjohn's bags, and the first thing he saw when he smacked into it was the speech. He trousered it and brought it along to me.
Ireland, UK, informal, transitive To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own); to pocket. Politicians know how to look after themselves. Derry Irvine, Blair’s old boss, trousered a pension fund worth £2.3 million after just five years as Lord Chancellor - all courtesy of the tax payer.

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@misc{trouser_2026,
  title = {trouser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trouser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}