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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

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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