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suspender

/səˈspɛndə/US/səˈspɛndɚ/

suspender noun: something or someone who suspends.

Noun

suspender (plural suspenders)

  1. Something or someone who suspends.
  2. (US) An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers.
    Synonyms:
    braces
  3. (UK) 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.

suspender meaning in Kannada, Arabic and Persian

suspender in Kannada

ತೂಗುಪಟ್ಟಿ, ಎತ್ತುಪಟ್ಟಿ

suspender in Arabic

an item used hold up trousers
حَمَّالَة بَنْطَال ḥammālat banṭāl

suspender in Persian

an item used hold up trousers
بند شلوار band-e šalvâr

Examples of suspender in a sentence

  • The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.
  • He believes in a belt and suspenders, booking flights from two different airports on different airlines for important trips.
  • "Enough," Nathaniel repeated as he kept a tight hold on their suspenders.

All 12 example sentences with suspender

Synonyms of suspender

Forms of suspender

pluralsuspenders

Origin of suspender

From suspend + -er.

Words formed from suspender

Phrases with suspender

Words that rhyme with suspender

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Questions about suspender

What does suspender mean?
Suspender means something or someone who suspends.
What is suspender in Kannada?
Suspender in Kannada is ತೂಗುಪಟ್ಟಿ, ಎತ್ತುಪಟ್ಟಿ. See Suspender meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is suspender?
Suspender is a noun.
How do you pronounce suspender?
Suspender is pronounced /səˈspɛndɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of suspender?
The plural of suspender is suspenders.

Words near suspender in the dictionary

  1. suspended one's disbelief
  2. suspended sentence
  3. suspended sentences
  4. suspendee
  5. suspendees
  6. suspender
  7. suspender belt
  8. suspender belts
  9. suspendered
  10. suspenderless
  11. suspenders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: suspender (page history and authors); suspender (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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