drug addict
Americannoun
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drug addicts
plural
noun
Sensitive Note
See addict.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of drug addict
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The police built their case against Omar Benguit around the testimony of a drug addict, who we are calling BB for legal reasons.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The Deluge stars both the people trying to save the world and the ones wrecking it: a scientist, an advertising strategist, a math genius, a drug addict, politicians, activists, and right-wing authoritarians.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2023
Would you remove the mug shot of a former drug addict who turned her life around and now counsels other drug users?
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2021
"Not everyone that is homeless is an alcoholic or a drug addict — some just have fallen on very hard times," said Westside Costa Mesa resident Shirley McDaniels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
“I’m not a drug addict, you pipsqueak,” I say.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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