Definition

1. Noun:
   • A home appliance designed for storing trousers (pants) and removing wrinkles from them. It is a tall, narrow cabinet where trousers are hung vertically, and a mechanism applies heat and pressure to smooth the fabric.

Usage

• The word "pants presser" refers specifically to the appliance itself. It is a compound noun where "pants" describes the type of garment and "presser" indicates its function (to press).
• It is used as a countable noun (e.g., a pants presser, two pants pressers).

Examples

• Noun:
  • He keeps his suit trousers neatly stored in the pants presser in his closet.
  • The hotel room was equipped with an iron, an ironing board, and a pants presser.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes be used informally to describe a person whose job is to press trousers, though this is less common than referring to the machine. In this context, it is similar to "pants press" as an occupation.
  • He worked as a pants presser in a dry-cleaning shop.

Variants and Related Words

• Trouser press (n): This is the more common British English term for the same appliance.
• Garment steamer (n): A different appliance that uses steam to remove wrinkles from hanging clothes, including pants.
• Clothes press (n): A more general, often antique, term for a piece of furniture or cabinet used for storing clothes.

Synonyms

• Trouser press (n): The direct synonym, primarily used in British English.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The primary and most common meaning is the home appliance.
• The secondary, occupational meaning (a person who presses pants) is rare in modern usage.

Noun

1. a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out