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trousers [noun]
US /ˈtraʊ.zɚz/ 
UK /ˈtraʊ.zəz/ 
Example: 

She was wearing dark blue trousers and a white sweater.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

trousers

 (British) (American pants) noun (plural)
a piece of clothing for your legs and the lower part of your body:
Your trousers are on the chair.

grammar
Be careful! You cannot say 'a trousers'. You can say a pair of trousers: I bought a new pair of trousers or: I bought some new trousers.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

trousers

trousers S2 /ˈtraʊzəz $ -ərz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] especially British English
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: trouse 'trousers' (14-19 centuries), from Scottish Gaelic triubhas]
a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg SYN pants American English:
His trousers were slightly too short.
I need a new pair of trousers for work.
—trouser adjective [only before noun]:
The tickets are in my trouser pocket.
wear the trousers at ↑wear1(7), ⇨ catch somebody with their trousers down at ↑catch1(6)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trousers

trou·sers   [ˈtraʊzəz]    [ˈtraʊzərz]  (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pants) noun

plural
a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
a pair of grey trousers
I was still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the time.
He dropped his trousers.
see catch sb with their trousers down at  catch  v., wear the trousers at  wear  v.
Derived Word: trouser
See also: pants  
Word Origin:
[trouser trousers] early 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers.  
Example Bank:
He disapproves of women in trousers.
He dropped his trousers in a rude gesture.
He quickly pulled on his trousers and a T-shirt.
• I was still in short trousers at the time.

• I was still in short trousers= still only a boy at the time.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

trousers / ˈtraʊ.zəz /   / -zɚz / noun [ plural ] ( US Usually pants )

A1 a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the body from the waist to the feet, consisting of two cylinder-shaped parts, one for each leg, that are joined at the top:

I need a new pair of trousers to go with this jacket.

Why aren't you wearing any trousers, David?

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

trousers

/traʊzə(r)z/

Note: The form 'trouser' is used as a modifier.

1.
Trousers are a piece of clothing that you wear over your body from the waist downwards, and that cover each leg separately. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pants)
He was smartly dressed in a shirt, dark trousers and boots...
Alexander rolled up his trouser legs.
N-PLURAL: also a pair of N

2.
to wear the trousers: see wear

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trousers

trou·sers /ˈtraʊzɚz/ noun [plural] : pants 1
all mouth and no trousers
- see 1mouth
wear the trousers
- see 1wear
with your trousers down Brit informal : in an embarrassing situation
• another CEO caught with his trousers down [=(US) with his pants down]
- trou·ser /ˈtraʊzɚ/ adj always used before a noun
• a trouser leg