addict

noun

ˈa-(ˌ)dikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
Definition of addictnext
1
as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit

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2
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series

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Recent Examples of addict As per court documents, the New York native, 64, took kickbacks to steer addicts to a certain rehab facility back in April 2021. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025 There was one calling George Floyd a drug addict no one really cared about. — Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Feb. 2025 After graduating college, Hyams worked with young addicts and alcoholics in a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital. — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Grant seems to be moving through a few of the archetypes of the children of addicts. — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for addict
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addict
  1. user
  2. lover
  3. freak
  4. fan
  5. junkie
  6. sucker
  7. fiend
  8. enthusiast
Noun
  • The criminal complaint filed Friday came after a cyber-crime unit with Homeland Security Investigations began tracking downloads made by a specific user on an anonymous file-sharing website between July 27 and Feb. 3, the court document reads.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The commission also claims Google has not done enough to steer users to cheaper offers outside of the Google Play platform.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of user
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  • Despite his hardened outlook on Heis, Rema remains a lover at heart.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of lover
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  • What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2023
Definition of freak
Noun
  • Yet for the legions of O’Neill fans eagerly waiting for the journalist to expand on the theories introduced in his book, the film probably won’t be satisfying.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
  • My condolences go to his Husband Tony, his brother, nieces and nephews and his legion of fans.
    — Tiffany Kelly, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of fan
Noun
  • The writer-director is more than a murder-mystery junkie.
    — A.A. Dowd, Chron, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Kingsbury is a football junkie who’s going to walk away with great on-the-job experience and reportedly about $30 million after getting sacked with several years left on his contract.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2023
Definition of junkie
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  • Clip away suckers or small sprouts that are growing from the base of the tree.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Extended deterrence was a sham, and the people who relied on it were suckers.
    — Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of sucker
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  • Flavors include options like Chunky Almond, Cashew, and Coconut Nut Butter, Cinnamon Snickerdoodle, and Oregon Hazelnut Butter—but as a cardamom fiend, the Coconut Cardamom with Chia Seed Almond and Cashew Butter has my heart.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That film was a loving, baroque homage to Murnau’s original, staged with funereal elegance and starring a melancholic Klaus Kinski in chalk-white makeup as the titular fiend.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fiend
Noun
  • This attention to detail creates experiences that keep critics and food enthusiasts coming back for more.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The film begins with the league’s sole enthusiast, Franny (Cliff Blake), settling onto the grass with his portable card table, his pocket binoculars, and his scorecard; slowly, the players begin to dribble onto the field.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of enthusiast

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