English Explanatory Dictionary

enabler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who or that which helps something to happen.
  2. One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behavior.
  3. One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.

Word forms

enabler enablers

Etymology

From enable + -er.

Synonyms

abettor accomplice

Related words

co-dependence
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