DESCENDER Definition & Meaning

descender

[ dih-sen-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that descends.
Printing.
1. the part of a lowercase letter that goes below the body.
2. a letter having such a part, as p, q, j, or y.

descender

/ ��ɪˈ��ɛ�Ի�ə /

noun

a person or thing that descends
printing the portion of a letter, such as j, p, or y, below the level of the base of an x or n

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of descender¹

First recorded in 1660–70; descend + -er ¹

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There’s a warning out there that there may be gravel on the road as the descenders fly down.

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I want to be the smooth, speedy giant-slalom racing descender, but I'm not.

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Ms. Grimmelsman says she is the better climber and her husband is the better descender.

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Helene plays for time as I frantically untangle the ropes and straighten the descender.

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The plans would have seen riders timed on 10 downhill sections during the three-week race, with prizes for each day and the overall fastest descender.

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