doper
Americannoun
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a person who uses drugs, as a controlled substance or a performance-enhancing drug.
Etymology
Origin of doper
Example Sentences
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James had an even doper moment in store for the kid after the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
“The critics say I’m arrogant, a doper, washed up, a fraud, that I couldn’t let it go,” this one brooded.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2019
If you're wondering if time has mellowed Lance Armstrong, or if the confessed doper is repentant for his pro cycling misdeeds...the answer is "no."
From Fox News • May 24, 2019
Others, however, recognise the inconsistency in Armstrong's inability to run a marathon for charity, while confessed doper Bjarne Riis, to pick one example, is still in the records as the 1996 Tour winner.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2015
Around the country, people donned their Livestrong bracelets, showing solidarity with Armstrong the cancer fighter, if not Armstrong the supposed doper.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2012
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