enabler en · NOUN
Etymology
From enable + -er.
Meanings
-
One who or that which helps something to happen.
The introduction of 33 bi-mode trains from 2023 will be an enabler for electrification of the Midland Main Line, claims East Midlands Railway Commercial Director Chris Wright.
2021 January 27, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: Electrification can be enabled by Class 810s - EMR”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 12:The computer is an essential enabler of the conversation.
2007, Andrew Sears, Julie A. Jacko, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook, page 310:
-
(qualifier:psychotherapy) 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.
2004, Doug Thorburn, How to Spot Hidden Alcoholics, page 34:
-
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.”
2025 August 22, Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer, Maxine Joselow, quoting William Tong, “Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enablers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (46)
it seduttore (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · id pemampu (one who helps something to happen) · de Steigbügelhalter (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · fr facilitateur (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · ru активатор (one who helps something to happen) · id pendaya (one who helps something to happen) · es asistente (one who helps something to happen) · fr complice (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · de Komplize (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · es habilitador (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · af bemagtiger (one who helps something to happen) · es asesor (one who helps something to happen) · es facilitador (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · es capacitador (one who helps something to happen) · it facilitatore (one who helps something to happen) · it ammaliatore (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · pt capacitador (one who helps something to happen) · it ammaestratore (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · sh facilitatorica (one who helps something to happen) · sh omogućavateljica (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · it aiutante (one who helps something to happen) · af bemagtiger (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · sh omogućavatelj (one who helps something to happen) · it tentatore (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · ru инструмент реализации (one who helps something to happen) · es autorizador (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · es habilitador (one who helps something to happen) · ms pemboleh daya (one who helps something to happen) · pt habilitador (one who helps something to happen) · sh facilitator (one who helps something to happen) · it ingannatore (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · af bemagtiger (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · ru катализатор (one who helps something to happen) · it incoraggiatore (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · es alcahuete (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · fr facilitateur (one who helps something to happen) · es ayudante (one who helps something to happen) · es facilitador (one who helps something to happen) · sh omogućavateljica (one who helps something to happen) · id pemberdaya (one who helps something to happen) · ru пособник (one who helps something to happen) · sh omogućavatelj (one who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way) · fi mahdollistaja (one who encourages a bad habit in another) · ru фактор (one who helps something to happen) · pt facilitador (one who helps something to happen) · es sonsacador (one who encourages a bad habit in another)