Enabler

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which helps something to happen.

    "The computer is an essential enabler of the conversation."

  2. 2
    One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behavior.

    "In business, due to the stigma of alcoholism, enablers have their jobs and incomes at stake if their boss's secret is uncovered."

  3. 3
    One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.

Example

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"The computer is an essential enabler of the conversation."

Etymology

From enable + -er.

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co dependence

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