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Descender

//dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person or thing that descends.
  2. 2
    (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters wordnet
  3. 3
    The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
  4. 4
    a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters wordnet
  5. 5
    A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q. uncommon
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  1. 6
    someone who descends wordnet
  2. 7
    A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
  3. 8
    A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.

Etymology

From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).

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