| n. | 1. | One who descends. |
| Noun | 1. | descender - someone who descends |
| 2. | descender - a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters | |
| 3. | descender - (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters |
DESCENDER. In the descent; as formed on in the descender. Bac. Ab. Formedon, A 1. Vide Formedon.
| (text) | descender - A lowercase letter that extends below the base line, such as "g", "j", or "p". Also used to denote the part of the letter extending below the base line. Compare ascender. |