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DRUG ADDICT

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narcotics addict

Synonyms:

drug addict; junkie; junky

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("drug addict" is a kind of...):

addict (someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drug addict"):

cocaine addict (a person addicted to cocaine)

binger; crack addict (someone addicted to crack cocaine)

heroin addict (someone addicted to heroin)

opium addict; opium taker (someone addicted to opium)

withdrawer (a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics)

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