noun
Meaning 1
One who or that which helps something to happen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
enabler
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noun
Meaning 2
One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: psychotherapy
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abettor, accomplice
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From enable + -er.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: bemagtiger — one who helps something to happen
- French: facilitateur — one who helps something to happen
- Indonesian: pemampu — one who helps something to happen
- Indonesian: pendaya — one who helps something to happen
- Indonesian: pemberdaya — one who helps something to happen
- Italian: facilitatore — one who helps something to happen
- Italian: aiutante — one who helps something to happen
- Malay: pemboleh daya — one who helps something to happen
- Portuguese: facilitador — one who helps something to happen
- Portuguese: habilitador — one who helps something to happen
- Portuguese: capacitador — one who helps something to happen
- Russian: фактор (faktor) — one who helps something to happen
- Russian: катализатор (katalizator) — one who helps something to happen
- Russian: активатор (aktivator) — one who helps something to happen
- Russian: инструмент реализации — one who helps something to happen
- Russian: пособник (posobnik) — one who helps something to happen
- Serbo-Croatian: facilitator — one who helps something to happen
- Serbo-Croatian: facilitatorica — one who helps something to happen
- Serbo-Croatian: omogućavatelj — one who helps something to happen
- Serbo-Croatian: omogućavateljica — one who helps something to happen
- Spanish: facilitador — one who helps something to happen
- Spanish: habilitador — one who helps something to happen
- Spanish: capacitador — one who helps something to happen
- Spanish: asesor — one who helps something to happen
- Spanish: ayudante — one who helps something to happen
- Spanish: asistente — one who helps something to happen
- Afrikaans: bemagtiger — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Finnish: mahdollistaja — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- French: complice — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- French: facilitateur — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Italian: incoraggiatore — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Italian: tentatore — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Italian: ammaliatore — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Italian: seduttore — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Italian: ingannatore — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Spanish: facilitador — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Spanish: sonsacador — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Spanish: alcahuete — one who encourages a bad habit in another
- Afrikaans: bemagtiger — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- German: Steigbügelhalter — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- German: Komplize — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- Italian: ammaestratore — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- Serbo-Croatian: omogućavatelj — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- Serbo-Croatian: omogućavateljica — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- Spanish: autorizador — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way
- Spanish: habilitador — one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way