drug addict

/drəg ˌædɪkt/
/drəg ˈædɪkt/
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Other forms: drug addicts

Definitions of drug addict
  1. noun
    a narcotics addict
    synonyms: junkie, junky
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    cocaine addict
    a person addicted to cocaine
    binger, crack addict
    someone addicted to crack cocaine
    heroin addict
    someone addicted to heroin
    opium addict, opium taker
    someone addicted to opium
    withdrawer
    a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics
    type of:
    addict
    someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
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/drəg ˌædɪkt/
UK
/drəg ˈædɪkt/
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