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drug addict

American  
[druhg ad-ikt] / ˈdrʌg ˌæd ɪkt /

noun

Sometimes Offensive.

  1. a person who is addicted to a chemical substance, especially a narcotic.

drug addict British  

noun

  1. any person who is abnormally dependent on narcotic drugs See addiction

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See addict.

Etymology

Origin of drug addict

First recorded in 1915–20

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