dependable

Etymology

depend + -able

adj

  1. Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    He was a very dependable person.

noun

  1. A reliable person or thing.
    But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. June 7, 2009, Jeff Z. Klein, “At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate”, in New York Times

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