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descender

des·cen·der

UK/dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone who descends

2.

a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters

3.

(printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters

Origin

From descend + -er (agent noun suffix).

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