suspender

[ suh-spen-der ]

/ səˈspɛn dər /

noun

Usually suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.

British. garter.

a hanging cable or chain in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with the suspension cable or chain.

a person or thing that suspends.

RELATED WORDS

braces, garters

Nearby words

suslov, suspect, suspend, suspended animation, suspended sentence, suspender, suspender belt, suspense, suspense account, suspenseful, suspenser

Origin of suspender

1515–25; 1800–10, Americanism for def 1; suspend + -er¹

Related forms

sus·pend·er·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for suspender

A plugged nickel and two suspender buttons, laughed Pep as a result of his explorations as Randy reappeared.
The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park|Victor Appleton
This makes a thick center and thin ends by which to attach the napkin to the suspender.
What a Young Woman Ought to Know|Mary Wood-Allen
In that case you can use a few feet of 30 German-silver wire and make connections to it with a suspender clip.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
The suspender of the larger copulative cell preserves its primitive form and becomes scarcely any larger.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

He was the bully of our street—a towering rogue with red hair and one suspender.
Chimney-Pot Papers|Charles S. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for suspender

suspender

/ (səˈspɛndə) /

noun

(often plural) British

an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
a similar fastener attached to a garter worn by men in order to support socksUS and Canadian equivalent: garter

(plural) US and Canadian a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousersAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): braces

a person or thing that suspends, such as one of the vertical cables that carries the deck in a suspension bridge

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