I. descender noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French descendre to descend — more at descend
law , obsolete : descent : title of descent
II. de·scend·er də̇ˈsendə(r), dēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: descend + -er
1. : one that descends
the solitary descender from the train — James Schuyler
2.
a. : the part of a lowercase letter (as q, p, y, f ) that is lower than the lowest part of an x-height letter (as o, a, e) ; also : a corresponding short tail to a letter whose lower limit does not exceed or markedly exceed the lower limit of an x-height letter
b. : a descending letter or character (as g and ;) ; also : the descending part of a descending character