suspender
26
3.7
- noun
- /səˈspɛndər/
- US
:
tirante
- He wore sturdy suspenders to keep his trousers from falling down.
I, I would have never worn suspenders.
- I, I would have never worn suspenders.
- So I have some old order, old order Mennonite friends with a horse and buggy, bonnets, suspenders, the whole thing.
- This was the last good example of using rainbow suspenders to further the public good.
Examples
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The captain is now dressed in suspenders, a loosened tie, and a shirt with pit stains.
Fiction book (1993) -
I like the one in the red shirt with suspenders.
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No, dude, I just wear suspenders and I work from home.
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This was the last good example of using rainbow suspenders to further the public good.
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These guys wear suspenders and belts.
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We were permitted to wear two suspenders rather than one.
Academic text (1992) -
Are you from L.A., Special Agent Clark, with your suspenders and looking like you're 20?
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Julius is 30, very fat, bursting out of an orange shirt and red suspenders.
Fiction book (2001) -
Henry pulled his suspenders over his shoulders, put on his slippers, and brushed his hair back.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mr. Walker was wearing an imposing pair of yellow-and-green suspenders that brought a smile to Eleanor's face.
Fiction book (1999)
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How Supportive
- US
26
3.7
642
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suspender comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and pendere 'to hang', so it originally meant 'to hang up'. That's why a suspender is a strap that hangs from your shoulders to hold up your trousers, and you can see the same root in suspend and depend.