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suspender

[ suh-spen-der ]

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noun

Usually suspenders. alsocalledcomma 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.

suspender

/ səˈspɛndə /

often plural
1. an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
2. a similar fastener attached to a garter worn by men in order to support socks US and Canadian equivalentgarter
plural a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers Also 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