enabler C2 Topic:People & Society US /ɛˈneɪbəlɝ/ See IPA manual Freq #52161 Meanings 1 noun A person or thing that makes something possible or helps it happen. Cheap internet access has been a key enabler of remote work. 2 noun A person whose behaviour allows someone else to continue a harmful habit, such as addiction. By always covering for his drinking, she became an enabler rather than a help. Thesaurus Word family Forms enablers Related forms co-dependence Etymology AI details From enable + -er. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enabler **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛˈneɪbəlɝ/ **Frequency rank:** 52161 ## Meanings 1. A person or thing that makes something possible or helps it happen. 2. A person whose behaviour allows someone else to continue a harmful habit, such as addiction. ## Examples - Cheap internet access has been a key enabler of remote work. - By always covering for his drinking, she became an enabler rather than a help. ## Related Forms - co-dependence ## Etymology From enable + -er. ## AI Etymology Enabler is formed from enable + -er. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a person or thing that makes something possible or helps it happen and a person whose behaviour allows someone else to continue a harmful habit, such as addiction. The wider family includes related words such as co-dependence. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown