addict
noun
[ ˈadɪkt ]
• a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug.
• "a former heroin addict"
Similar:
abuser,
user,
junkie,
druggy,
druggie,
space cadet,
-freak,
-head,
-fiend,
tripper,
hype,
hypo,
cokey,
pill popper,
metho,
hophead,
hoppy,
needle man,
schmecker,
snowbird,
drugger,
dope,
dopester,
junker,
snifter,
narcotist,
morphinist,
morphiomaniac,
etheromaniac,
viper,
Origin:
early 20th century: from the obsolete verb addict, which was a back-formation from addicted.
