Meanings
noundescender (plural descenders)
plural descenders
- A person or thing that descends.
- cyclingA cyclist who excels at fast descents.
- climbingA belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
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Origin
From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 下延部, 降部
- 下延部 (xiàyánbù)typography
- 降部 (jiàngbù)typography
Finnish alapidennys
- alapidennystypography
German Unterlänge, Abseilgerät
- Unterlängetypography
- Abseilgerätclimbing
Hungarian lenyúló szár
- lenyúló szártypography
Japanese ディセンダー
- ディセンダー (disentā)typography
Latin descensus
- descensustypography
Portuguese cauda
- caudatypography
Spanish descensor, descensor
- descensortypography
- descensorclimbing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with descender
gendervendorsendertenderlenderrenderoffenderfendersurrenderdefenderblenderslendersplendorcontenderendersplendourpretendersuspenderengenderrecommendervenderascenderattenderamender
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Cite this entry
APA
descender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descender
MLA
“descender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descender. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descender,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descender.
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