drug addict (noun)

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• drug addict — noun a narcotics addict • Syn: ↑junkie, ↑junky • Hypernyms: ↑addict • Hyponyms: ↑cocaine addict, ↑crack addict, ↑binger, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• drug addict — noun (C) someone who cannot stop taking drugs, such as heroin or cocaine drug addiction / . . ../ noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• drug addict — noun A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured …   Wiktionary

• addict — ad·dict 1 /ə dikt/ vt: to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug ad·dict 2 / a dikt/ n: one who is addicted to a drug Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• addict — noun 1) stealing money for your next high, just like the addicts out in the street a barbiturate addict Syn: abuser, user, drug addict; informal junkie, druggie, head, freak, pill popper, dope fiend 2) informal skiing addicts Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• drug fiend — drug addict or drug fiend noun A habitual, addicted taker of (esp non medicinal) drugs • • • Main Entry: ↑drug …   Useful english dictionary

• drug — I UK [drʌɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms drug : singular drug plural drugs *** 1) a) an illegal substance that affects someone physically or mentally when they take it (= put it into their body) take/use drugs: She had never taken drugs in… …   English dictionary

• drug — drug1 [ drʌg ] noun count *** 1. ) an illegal substance that affects someone physically or mentally when they take it (=put it into their body): take/use drugs: She had never taken drugs in her life. be on drugs (=take drugs regularly): He acted… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• drug*/*/*/ — [drʌg] noun [C] I 1) an illegal substance that affects someone physically or mentally when they put it into their body drug smuggling[/ex] a drug addict (= someone who cannot stop using illegal drugs)[/ex] She had never taken drugs in her… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• drug — noun 1 substance used as a medicine ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful, strong ▪ effective ▪ safe ▪ modern, new ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• addict — noun (C) 1 someone who is unable to stop taking drugs: treatment centers for addicts | drug/heroin/morphine etc addict: Many heroin addicts have contracted AIDS. 2 someone who spends too much time doing something they like: a television addict …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English