ascender

Plural: ascenders

Noun

• A person or thing that ascends.
• someone who ascends
• a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
• (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
• A person or thing that ascends.
• The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
• A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
• a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.

Examples

• The player who used the J on a triple-letter score was a quick ASCENDER.

Related Words

ascend, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendant, ascendency, ascending, ascent