'Descender' definitions:
Definition of 'descender'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who descends
noun
A lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
noun
(printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
Definition of 'Descender'
From: GCIDE
- Descender \De*scend"er\, n. One who descends. [1913 Webster]