suspender

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US/səˈspɛndɚ/UK/səˈspɛndə/

noun

Something or someone who suspends.

Similar
bracesbracegallus
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Meanings

nounsuspender (plural suspenders)

plural suspenders

  1. Something or someone who suspends.
  2. USAn item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers.

    Synonyms: braces

  3. UKAn 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers.

Similar
braces

More synonyms by meaning

nounelastic straps that hold trousers up

Similar
bracegallus
Broader
men's clothing
Also see
bracegallus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From suspend + -er.

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Translations

Afrikaans kruisbande
  • kruisbandean item used hold up trousers
Arabic حَمَّالَة بَنْطَال
  • حَمَّالَة بَنْطَال (ḥammālat banṭāl)an item used hold up trousers
Bulgarian тира́нти, жартие́ри
  • тира́нти (tiránti)an item used hold up trousers
  • жартие́ри (žartiéri)item used to hold up stocking
Catalan elàstics, tirants
  • elàsticsan item used hold up trousers
  • tirantsan item used hold up trousers
Chinese Mandarin 吊帶 /吊带, 背帶 /背带
  • 吊帶 /吊带 (diàodài)an item used hold up trousers
  • 背帶 /背带 (bēidài)an item used hold up trousers
Czech kšandy, šle
  • kšandyan item used hold up trousers
  • šlean item used hold up trousers
  • podvazekitem used to hold up stocking
Danish seler
  • seleran item used hold up trousers
Dutch ophouder, bretels
  • ophoudersomething or someone who suspends
  • bretelsan item used hold up trousers
  • kousophouderitem used to hold up stocking
  • jarretelitem used to hold up stocking
Esperanto ŝelko
  • ŝelkoan item used hold up trousers
Estonian traksid, püksitraksid
  • traksidan item used hold up trousers
  • püksitraksidan item used hold up trousers
Finnish kannatin, kannattelija
  • kannatinsomething or someone who suspends
  • kannattelijasomething or someone who suspends
  • henkselitan item used hold up trousers
  • housunkannattimetan item used hold up trousers
  • olkaimetan item used hold up trousers
  • sukkanauhaitem used to hold up stocking
French bretelles, jarretelle
  • bretellesan item used hold up trousers
  • jarretelleitem used to hold up stocking
German Hosenträger, Strumpfbandhalter
  • Hosenträgeran item used hold up trousers
  • Strumpfbandhalteritem used to hold up stocking
Greek τιράντες
  • τιράντες (tirántes)an item used hold up trousers
Hungarian nadrágtartó
  • nadrágtartóan item used hold up trousers
Icelandic axlabönd
  • axlaböndan item used hold up trousers
Italian spallina, bretelle
  • spallinasomething or someone who suspends
  • bretellean item used hold up trousers
Japanese サスペンダー
  • サスペンダー (sasupendā)an item used hold up trousers
Korean 멜빵
  • 멜빵 (melppang)an item used hold up trousers
Latvian bikšturi
  • bikšturian item used hold up trousers
Lithuanian petnešos
  • petnešosan item used hold up trousers
Māori perehi
  • perehian item used hold up trousers
Norwegian Bokmål buksesele, strømpeholder
  • bukseselean item used hold up trousers
  • strømpeholderitem used to hold up stocking
Persian بند شلوار
  • بند شلوار (band-e šalvâr)an item used hold up trousers
Polish szelka
  • szelkaan item used hold up trousers
Romanian bretele
  • bretelean item used hold up trousers
Russian подве́ска, подвя́зка
  • подве́ска (podvéska)something or someone who suspends
  • подвя́зка (podvjázka)something or someone who suspends
  • по́мочи (pómoči)something or someone who suspends
  • подтя́жки (podtjážki)an item used hold up trousers
  • по́яс (pójas)item used to hold up stocking
Slovak traky
  • trakyan item used hold up trousers
Spanish tirante, suspensor
  • tirantean item used hold up trousers
  • suspensoran item used hold up trousers
  • cargaderaan item used hold up trousers
  • hombreraan item used hold up trousers
  • bretelan item used hold up trousers
Swedish hängslen
  • hängslenan item used hold up trousers
Turkish pantolon askısı
  • pantolon askısıan item used hold up trousers
Ukrainian шле́йки, підтя́жки
  • шле́йки (šléjky)an item used hold up trousers
  • підтя́жки (pidtjážky)an item used hold up trousers
Welsh bresys
  • bresysan item used hold up trousers
Yiddish שלייקעס, שעלקעס
  • שלייקעס (shleykes)an item used hold up trousers
  • שעלקעס (shelkes)an item used hold up trousers

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suspender

gendervendorsendertenderlenderrenderoffenderfendersurrenderdefenderblenderslendersplendorcontenderendersplendourpretenderengenderrecommendervenderascenderattenderdescenderamender
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Anagrams

resuspendunpressedprudeness
Cite this entry
APA

suspender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspender

MLA

“suspender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspender. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suspender,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspender.

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