dependant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
adjective contingent on something else
adjective addicted to a drug

Even nobles were proud to join his train of dependants. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John
His large, gracious heart embraced alike relatives, friends, guests and dependants. — My Reminiscences, Rabindranath Tagore
She had neither tongue nor eye for more distant and difficult dependants. — Girlhood and Womanhood: The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes, Sarah Tytler

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