enabler
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enabler
Where it comes from
From enable + -er.
noun enablers
- One who or that which helps something to happen. The computer is an essential enabler of the conversation.
- 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.
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One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.
“ [Donald J.] Trump wants to mothball billions of dollars in investment and cancel one of the best new sources of American-made, renewable energy,” Mr. [William] Tong said. “Trump and his enablers will own the resulting cost increases for ratepayers.”
Similar: abettor, accomplice
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noun one who helps something to happen
| Español | facilitador, habilitador, capacitador, asesor, ayudante, asistente |
|---|---|
| Português | facilitador, habilitador, capacitador |
| Français | facilitateur |
| Italiano | facilitatore, aiutante |
| Русский | фактор faktor, катализатор katalizator, активатор aktivator, инструмент реализации, пособник posobnik |
noun one who encourages a bad habit in another
| Español | facilitador, sonsacador, alcahuete |
|---|---|
| Français | complice, facilitateur |
| Italiano | incoraggiatore, tentatore, ammaliatore, seduttore, ingannatore |
noun one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
| Español | autorizador, habilitador |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Steigbügelhalter, Komplize |
| Italiano | ammaestratore |
Talk about this word "enabler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/enabler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. enabler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/enabler "enabler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/enabler.Cite this
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title = {enabler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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