dopestern.
/ˈdəʊpstə/, U.S. /ˈdoʊpstər/ slang (originally U.S.).
1. One who collects information on, and forecasts the result of, sporting events, elections, etc. Cf. dope n. 4a.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > [noun] > one who forecasts
forecaster1639
prolepsarian1694
anticipator1753
projector1832
dopester1907
1907 Cosmopolitan Feb. 363/1 As we talked on a corner not long ago, a Dopester..stepped up to us.
1916 All-Story Weekly 25 Mar. 283 The dopesters had looked up those two coast fights, and that ended the betting.
1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 Apr. 10/3 America is in line for the bulk of the Davis Cup matches this summer according to the dopesters who put their pencils to work right after the recent draw.
1964 Economist 25 Apr. 396/1 The inside dopesters, squeezing the latest gossip about intra~party machinations out of politicians.
2. One who sells, uses, or is addicted to, drugs.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] > drug addict
head1856
narcotist1860
drugger1870
drug fiend1873
druggard1882
narcomaniac1888
dope-fiend1896
addict1899
dopehead1901
hypo1904
drug addict1905
drug abuser1915
junker1922
junkie1923
hype1924
needle artist1925
needleman1925
schmecker1931
dope-addict1933
ad1938
dopester1938
narco1958
pillhead1962
druggie1966
freak1967
drugster1970
1938 J. Rice Somers Inheritance i. vi. 45 A dopester seldom drinks and most drinkers have not yet taken to dope.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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