Thesaurus: dependant

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1. n. Alt. of Dependancy
2. adj. contingent on something else
3. adj. addicted to a drug
4. n. a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
5. See word/dependent">Dependent, word/dependence">Dependence, Dependency. Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent.
6. j:64/n:36 n. a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)