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(ædɪkt)
Word forms: plural addicts
1. countable noun
An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.
He's only 24 years old and a drug addict.
Synonyms: user, abuser, junkie [informal], druggie [informal] More Synonyms of addict
2. countable noun
If you say that someone is an addict, you mean that they like a particular activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can.
She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
Synonyms: fan, lover, nut [slang], follower More Synonyms of addict

addict in British English

verb (əˈdɪkt)
1. (tr; usually passive; often foll by to)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)
noun (ˈædɪkt)
2. 
a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs
3.  informal
a person who is devoted to something
a jazz addict
Word origin
C16: (as adj and as vb; n use C20): from Latin addictus given over, from addīcere to give one's assent to, from ad- to + dīcere to say

addict in American English

(əˈdɪkt; for n., ˈædɪkt)
verb transitive
1. 
to give (oneself) up to some strong habit
usually in the passive voice
2. 
to cause (someone) to become addicted to some habit
noun
3. 
a person addicted to some habit, esp. to the use of a narcotic drug
4. 
an ardent supporter; devotee
a baseball addict
Word origin
< L addictus, pp. of addicere, to give assent < ad-, to + dicere, to say: see diction

Examples of 'addict' in a sentence
addict

Few in this generation are heroin addicts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The homeless drug addict tested positive for cocaine.
The Sun (2016)
Subsequently his mother lost her nursing job and became a drug addict.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Drug addicts were at ease with her.
The Sun (2017)
We're not convinced a romance between these recovering drug addicts is the most sensible idea.
The Sun (2016)
He loves his son, but remains addicted to heroin and is tragic.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The brothers come from a troubled background, raised by their nan as both parents were heroin addicts.
The Sun (2016)
In reality, she was a former drug addict who spent three years behind bars for smuggling drugs into jail.
The Sun (2016)
The contradictions are apparent in her first appearance, when we find her in a halfway house for recovering addicts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the days that followed it was claimed the singer had died a heroin addict and had recently been admitted to hospital after an overdose.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
No one else can make an addict stop.
The Sun (2015)
Ten years ago he was a hapless drug addict.
The Sun (2010)
The former drug addict had previously served as least two sentences for robbery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The notion of addicts as passive victims of their addiction is a gross simplification.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He spends much of his free time helping other addicts and alcoholics find freedom.
Christianity Today (2000)
Those who become addicted to toxic food will not find organic food enjoyable.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Treat yourself like a recovering drug addict who needs to go cold turkey.
The Sun (2015)
This is a party ideologically addicted to spending and borrowing and taxing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the takeaway addict could not stop himself begging for food.
The Sun (2015)
This new pleasure leads them to become addicted to the experience.
Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005)
This makes recovering addicts prone to relapse.
The Sun (2010)
Locals say many inhabitants are alcoholics and drug addicts who spend the day sleeping indoors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
If a person is an addict it is an illness that no amount of bullying is going to help.
The Sun (2015)
We had such a brilliant time we became addicted and now we go twice a year if we can.
The Sun (2011)
The best treatment for heroin addicts?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
According to the former addict who knows them, such a move always comes with risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's about being addicted to a person you should not be addicted to.
The Sun (2007)
As a former crack addict, he says he speaks from experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They almost have to withdraw from the adrenaline, much as drug addicts have to experience discomfort when "kicking "their habit.
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
My husband and I are already addicted to it and look forward to seeing how the plot unfolds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Living as she did in an age much addicted to gossip and scandal, the legacy of her past was simply too spectacular to conceal.
Katie Hickman COURTESANS (2003)

In other languages
addict

British English: addict /ˈædɪkt/ NOUN
An addict is someone who cannot stop taking harmful drugs.
...a drug addict.
  • American English: addict
  • Arabic: مُدْمِن
  • Brazilian Portuguese: viciado
  • Chinese: 瘾君子
  • Croatian: ovisnik
  • Czech: narkoman
  • Danish: misbruger
  • Dutch: verslaafde
  • European Spanish: adicto
  • Finnish: narkomaani
  • French: toxicomane
  • German: Süchtiger
  • Greek: ναρκομανής
  • Italian: tossicomane
  • Japanese: 中毒者
  • Korean: 중독자
  • Norwegian: misbruker
  • Polish: narkoman
  • European Portuguese: viciado
  • Romanian: dependent
  • Russian: наркоман
  • Latin American Spanish: adicto
  • Swedish: missbrukare
  • Thai: ผู้ติดยาเสพติด
  • Turkish: bağımlı
  • Ukrainian: наркоман
  • Vietnamese: người nghiện

All related terms of 'addict'

dope addict
a drug addict
drug addict
A drug addict is someone who is addicted to illegal drugs.
sex addict
a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
heroin addict
a person who is addicted to the drug heroin
opium addict
someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
morphine addict
a person who is addicted to the drug morphine

Chinese translation of 'addict'

addict

(ˈædɪkt)

n (c)

  1. drug/heroin addict 吸毒/海洛因成瘾(癮)的人 (xīdú/hǎiluòyīn chéngyǐn de rén) (个(個), gè)
  2. TV/football addict 电(電)视(視)/足球迷 (diànshì/zúqiú mí) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a person who is unable to stop taking narcotic drugs
He's only 24 years old and a drug addict.
Synonyms
user
abuser
junkie (informal)
a heroin junkie in a TV drama
druggie (informal)
freak (informal)
fiend (informal)
pill-popper (informal)
space cadet (slang)
smackhead (slang)
pothead (slang)
cokehead (slang)
acidhead (slang)
hashhead (slang)
dope-fiend (slang)
2 (noun) 
Definition
a person who is devoted to something
She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can.
Synonyms
fan
lover
nut (slang)
a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games
follower
disagreements between followers of the two organizations
enthusiast
He is a great sports enthusiast.
freak (informal)
He's a self-confessed computer freak.
admirer
He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.
buff (informal)
She is a real film buff.
junkie (informal)
a vinyl junkie
devotee
She is a devotee of Bach's music.
fiend (informal)
a strong-tea fiend
adherent
Communism was gaining adherents in Latin America.
rooter (US)
zealot
He was forceful but by no means a zealot.
groupie (slang)
aficionado
You are obviously a jazz aficionado.

related words

related suffix -holic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adherent
Definition
a supporter or follower
Communism was gaining adherents in Latin America.
Synonyms
supporter,
fan,
advocate,
follower,
admirer,
partisan,
disciple,
protagonist,
devotee,
or woman or person">henchman or woman or person,
hanger-on,
upholder,
sectary,
votary
in the sense of admirer
He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.
Synonyms
fan,
supporter,
follower,
enthusiast,
partisan,
disciple,
buff (informal),
protagonist,
devotee,
worshipper,
adherent,
votary
in the sense of aficionado
Definition
an enthusiastic fan of a sport or interest
You are obviously a jazz aficionado.
Synonyms
fan,
lover,
enthusiast,
admirer,
supporter,
nut (slang),
follower,
addict,
freak (informal),
disciple,
buff (informal),
fanatic,
devotee,
connoisseur,
adherent,
votary

Synonyms of 'addict'

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