obliger

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/əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

noun

One who, or that which, obliges.

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accommodator
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Meanings

nounobliger (plural obligers)

plural obligers

  1. One who, or that which, obliges.

    a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter to Edmund Bacon it is the natural property of the same heart, to be a gentle Interpreter, which is so noble an Obliger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who performs a service or does a favor

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accommodator
Broader
benefactorhelper
Also see
accommodator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oblige + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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