dope fiend

See also: dopefiend

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of dope +‎ fiend.

Noun

dope fiend (plural dope fiends)

  1. (derogatory, dated) A person who abuses drugs.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:addict
    • 1913, Arthur B. Reeve, The Dream Doctor, published 1914, page 163:
      Of course you know how prohibition works in many places and how the law is beaten. The dope fiends seem to be doing the same thing with this law.

Translations
drug addict — see drug addict
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