From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsuspendersus‧pend‧er /səˈspendə $ -ər/ noun 1 [countable usually plural] British English a part of a piece of women’s underwear that hangs down and can be attached to stockings to hold them up SYN garter American English2 → suspenders
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suspender• She was holding a suspender in each hand like she had a skipping rope.• I get flagged at the windy summit up here by a man wearing a shirt and suspenders.• On the left sat five ministers, including the one in the crimson suspenders.• I had taken the opportunity to break out a pair of bright red suspenders with large gold dollar signs running down them.• When I visit Weiser he is wearing a loud yellow shirt flanked by red suspenders.• Look at that black eye make-up and the suspenders. 