Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone's shoulders and are fastened to their pants at the front and back to prevent the pants from falling down.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use braces
He also wore a pair of suspenders.
2. [British] garter [sense 1]
suspenders in British English
(səˈspɛndəz)
plural noun
US and Canadian
a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers
suspenders in American English
(səˈspɛndərz)
plural noun
1.
a pair of straps or bands passed over the shoulders to hold up trousers or a skirt
2. British
garters for holding up stockings
Examples of 'suspenders' in a sentence
suspenders
Inevitably, he would be waiting for her at the landing, swaying dangerously, hiking up his pants, tugging at his suspenders.
J. A. Jance HOUR OF THE HUNTER (2002)
In other languages
suspenders
British English: suspenders /səˈspɛndəz/ NOUN
Suspenders are the fastenings which hold up a woman's stockings.