descender.
A person or thing that descends.
Meaning & usage
A person or thing that descends.
The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.
A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English descend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English descender From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.