Suspender

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /səˈspÉ›ndÉš/
• RP IPA: /səˈspÉ›ndÉ™/
• Rhymes: -É›ndÉ™(ɹ)
• Rhymes: -É›ndÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

From suspend + -er.

Full definition of suspender

Noun

1. Something or someone who suspends.
2. (US) An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used hold up trousers. Called braces in other parts of the world.
3. (British) An item of apparel used to hold up a sock or (now especially) a stocking, such as a garter, or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt.

Anagrams

• prudeness
• resuspend
• speedruns
• unpressed