dope fiend

[ dohp-feend ]

/ ˈdoʊp ˌfind /

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noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

a person addicted to drugs.

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Origin of dope fiend

First recorded in 1890–95; dope + fiend (in the sense “person addicted to a pernicious habit”)

Words nearby dope fiend

dopant, dopatta, dope, dope addict, doped-out, dope fiend, dopehead, dope out, dope pusher, doper, dopesheet

How to use dope fiend in a sentence

But today, these artists are as serious about making dope songs as they are about their faith.
Down With the King: Christianity Isn’t Hiding in Rap’s Closet|Stereo Williams|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The assimilation-fiend, Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris), harbors shame over her dark skin and black-sounding name, Colandrea.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon cover versions were recorded by acts like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Dope, and Rage Against the Machine.
A Brief History of the Phrase 'F*ck the Police'|Rich Goldstein|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dope smokers find e-cigarettes and high-tech ‘mods’ are great for smoking in public, with less fear from cops and bouncers.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs|Daniel Genis|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She began a novel about a girl who started shooting dope in high school.
The Black Widow of Silicon Valley|Michael Daly|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that arch-fiend had been deserted by the majority of his followers, and he was babbling of suicide to his fellow Brahmins.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Lamb said to himself, "That dope goes around in a rut and I'll get in one too just following him and then I will get sore."
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
When he became aware of his snares in time, he occasionally outwitted the crafty fiend.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
So the two went apart again; and the leaden-footed hours crept by, and the girl still wrestled with the fiend.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
It glared into his eyes like a fiend of hell; it was fiery, sharp as steel—and it had to be seized with the naked hands!
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair