noun🔗ShareA person or thing that ascends."The mountain climber, a skilled ascender, reached the summit before anyone else. "thingpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline."In the word "height," the letter "h" has a tall ascender. "writinglanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur."The rock climber used an ascender to smoothly climb up the rope attached to the cliff. "technologymachinedevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading