narcomaniacn.
/ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌnɑrkəˈmeɪniˌæk/ rare.
A person who craves narcotic drugs; a drug addict. Also in extended use.
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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
1888 N. Kerr Inebriety iv. 50 Narcomaniacs often driven against their will and their tastes.
1993 Guardian 7 June ii. 4/5 Wols was an alcoholic, Artaud was mad, Michaux was a narcomaniac.
1999 Washington Times (Nexis) 5 Dec. b2 Mr. Buckley, while seeming to defend the growing of 6,000 marijuana plants, refers to law enforcement personnel as ‘narcomaniacs’.
Derivatives
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [adjective]
addicted1612
narcomaniacal1889
on the stuff1929
junkie1930
on the needle1955
yenny1975
junked out1982
1889 N. Kerr Inebriety (ed. 2) v. 74 Narcomaniacal untruth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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