Etymograph

English

suspenser

From suspense + -er (“Variety -er”).

A compound of suspense + -er ‘Variety -er’

Latin suspēnsus ‘suspended’

Anglo-Norman suspens

Middle English suspense

English suspense

Today it means

noun A film, television program, etc. that offers an atmosphere of suspense.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “suspenser”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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