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twelve-stepper, n.
Brit. |ˈtwɛlvˌstɛpə|, U.S. |ˈtwɛlvˌstɛpər|
Forms: 19– twelve-stepper, 19– 12-stepper
[‹ twelve step n. + -er suffix1.]
A person undergoing a twelve-step recovery programme. See twelve step n.
1988Alcoholism & Addiction Mag. (Nexis) Apr. 30 The spot-check inventory (Step Ten), as practiced by many 12-steppers, is an opportunity to look at an interpersonal exchange with some degree of objectivity. 1994Harper's Mag. Apr. 64/2, I spoke to one teacher who said the real thrust of her day was to do what she could to prevent the kids in her classroom from turning into the twelve-steppers she feels surrounded by in the adult world. 1997W. Bennis & P. Biederman Organizing Genius 16 And ‘Denial ain't just a river in Egypt,’ as twelve-steppers like to say. |