descender

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

descension condescender descent degression declension drop downshift setdown decliner decreaser

Often followed by

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Word family

descenders