Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ascender

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: as-cen-der
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that ascends.

noun

The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.

noun

A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.

noun

a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.

Example Sentences

"Catherine had a paperback called Graphology: The Mind in the Hand, which gave her all sorts of warnings about people’s tendencies and repressions (“Artist or Madman?” “Pet or Brute?”). “It's those enormous ascenders, darling,” she said: “I see a lot of ego.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English ascend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ascender From ascend + -er.

Inflected Forms

ascenders (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ascend ascendance ascendancy ascendency ascendant ascending ascent descender

Rhymes With

gender defender tender surrender transgender vendor render offender lender contender slender blender

Questions

What does ascender mean?: A person or thing that ascends.
Where does ascender come from?: Etymology tree English ascend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ascender From ascend + -er.

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