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Noun: enabler  i'ney-b(u-)lu(r) or e'ney-b(u-)lu(r)
  1. Someone who makes progress easier
    "The enabler helped the group reach a consensus during the heated debate";
    - facilitator
     
  2. Someone who encourages or allows negative or self-destructive behaviour in others
    "His friends were enablers of his gambling addiction"

Derived forms: enablers

Type of: aid, assistant, help, helper, supporter

Encyclopedia: Enabler