Suspenders are the fastenings which hold up a pair of stockings.
[British]regional note: in AM, use garters
2. plural noun [oft a pair ofNOUN]
Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone's shoulders and are fastened to their trousers at the front and back to prevent the trousers from falling down.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use braces
suspender in British English
(səˈspɛndə)
noun
1. (often plural) British
a.
an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
b.
a similar fastener attached to a garter worn by men in order to support socks
US and Canadian equivalent: garter
2. (plural) US and Canadian
a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): braces
3.
a person or thing that suspends, such as one of the vertical cables that carries the deck in a suspension bridge
Examples of 'suspender' in a sentence
suspender
Just looking at the lotions and potions on sale makes you realise there is more to this French seduction lark than a pair of suspenders.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I can walk across a stage in a pair of suspenders... because it's not me.