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drug addict

[druhg ad-ikt]

noun

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



drug addict

noun

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

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See addict.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drug addict1

First recorded in 1915–20
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It began after she left her mother's home to live with her father, a drug addict who introduced her to dealers.

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Social media firm X, formerly Twitter, vacated its Mid-Market headquarters for Texas, after owner Elon Musk complained about “dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”

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It was shown during a hearing in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, ahead of the sentencing of Joshlin's mother - a drug addict who is believed to have sold her for money.

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Then I turn around and play a woman who poisons her children or is a drug addict.

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Lyonne has said she had plenty to draw on for the character, who was a recovering drug addict.

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