enabler

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Suffix from English enable.

Origin

English

enable

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Cognates and derived terms

disenable English
enablable English
enable English
enablement English
enablest English
enableth English
re-enable English
reënable English
イネーブラー Japanese
enablen Middle English