morphinomaniacn.
/ˌmɔːfᵻnə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˈˌmɔrfənəˈmeɪniˌæk/ Now rare.
A person who craves morphine; a morphine addict.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] > drug addict > addicted to morphia or heroin
morphinomaniac1887
morphiomaniac1888
morphomaniac1893
morphinist1894
heroin addict1904
needle1936
viper1938
smackhead1967
1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 5 Feb. 300 On the effects of the sudden discontinuance of morphine in morphinomaniacs suffering from pneumonia.
1898 Scotsman 30 July 11/8 Transformed the dipsomaniac and morphinomaniac into self-controlled and useful members of society.
1912 R. A. Freeman Mystery of 31, New Inn i. 16 The closest scrutiny of the patient's arms and legs failed to reveal a single mark such as would be made by a hypodermic needle. This man was clearly no common morphinomaniac.
1938 E. Jones Papers on Psycho-anal. xxiv. 478 He thus becomes dependent on the external opportunity..in the same way as a morphinomaniac becomes dependent on his dose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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