depender

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/dɪˈpɛndə(ɹ)//də-//di-/

noun

An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

Similar
dependentdependant
Opposite
dependee
OriginEnglish depend ← Middle English dependen ← Old French dependre →
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Meanings

noundepender (plural dependers)

plural dependers

  1. computingAn agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

    Synonyms: dependent, dependant · Antonyms: dependee

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

Similar
dependentdependant
Opposite
dependee

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)pend-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti
  8. Proto-Italic*pendējō
  9. Proto-Italic*pendēō
  10. Latinpendeō
  11. Latindependeō
  12. Old Frenchdependre
  13. Middle Englishdependen
  14. Englishdepend
  15. Englishdepender

From depend + -er (agent noun suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with depender

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Cite this entry
APA

depender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depender

MLA

“depender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depender. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depender,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depender.

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