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Webster 1913 Edition
Suspender
Sus-pend′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers.
Webster 1828 Edition
Suspender
SUSPEND'ER
,Noun.
1.
Suspenders, plu. straps worn for holding up pantaloons, &c.; braces.Definition 2024
suspender
suspender
English
Noun
suspender (plural suspenders)
- Something or someone who suspends.
- (US) An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used hold up trousers. Called braces in other parts of the world.
- (Britain) 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.
Translations
something or someone who suspends
an item used hold up trousers
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item used to hold up stocking
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin suspendere, present active infinitive of suspendō.
Verb
suspender
Conjugation
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- (to hang): pendurar
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin suspendere, present active infinitive of suspendō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suspenˈder/, [suspe̞n̪ˈd̪e̞r]
Verb
suspender (first-person singular present suspendo, first-person singular preterite suspendí, past participle suspendido)
Conjugation
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.