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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pend•er /səˈspɛndɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- ClothingUsually, suspenders.Also called,[esp. Brit.,] braces. [plural] adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends secured to the waistband of a skirt or a pair of trousers to support it:a pair of red suspenders.
- Clothing, British Terms[Brit.]a garter.
See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pend•er (sə spen′dər),USA pronunciation n. - ClothingUsually, suspenders. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] 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.
- Clothing, British Terms[Brit.]garter.
- Civil Engineeringa hanging cable or chain in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with the suspension cable or chain.
- a person or thing that suspends.
- 1515–25; 1800–10, American. for def. 1; suspend + -er1
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