drug addict

drug ad·dict

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhg noun ad-ikt]
- /drʌg noun ˈæd ɪkt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhg noun ad-ikt]
- /drʌg noun ˈæd ɪkt/

Definitions of drug addict words

noun drug addict a person who is addicted to a narcotic. 1
noun drug addict sb: dependent on a substance 1
countable noun drug addict A drug addict is someone who is addicted to illegal drugs. 0
noun drug addict any person who is abnormally dependent on narcotic drugs 0
noun drug addict a habitual user of narcotics 0
noun drug addict A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured. 0

See all 6 definitions of drug addict

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Origin of drug addict

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Drug addict

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drug addict

drug addict popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

drug addict usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for drug addict

noun drug addict

junkie — a drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin.
addict — An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.
user — the exercise of a right to the enjoyment of property.
freak — a fleck or streak of color.
burnout — If someone suffers burnout, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly.

All 10 Synonyms of drug addict