[sus.pend.er] n (1524) 1: one that suspends
2: a device by which something may be suspended: as a: one of two supporting bands worn across the shoulders to support trousers, skirt, or belt--usu. used in pl. and often with pair b Brit: a fastener attached to a garment or garter to hold up a stocking or sock; also: a device consisting of garter and fastener -- sus.pend.ered adj