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depender

/dɪˈpɛndə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pen-der
IPA
/dɪˈpɛndə(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Italic *pendējō Proto-Italic *pendēō Latin pendeō Latin dependeōder. Old French dependreder. Middle English dependen English depend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English depender From depend + -er (agent noun suffix).

Inflected Forms

dependers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dependency dependum

Synonyms

dependent dependant

Antonyms

dependee

Rhymes With

gender defender tender surrender transgender vendor render offender lender contender slender blender

Questions

How do you pronounce depender?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɛndə(ɹ)/.
What does depender mean?
An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)
Where does depender come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Italic *pendējō Proto-Italic *pendēō Latin pendeō Latin dependeōder. Old French dependreder. Middle English dependen English depend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English depender From depend + -er (agent noun suffix).

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