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Meanings of addict in English

Portuguese
adicto
Catalan
addicte

Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction.

        adicto
        Portuguese
        viciar
        Catalan
        enganxar-se

        To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

              viciar

              A drugs addict, someone using drugs.

                    Usage of addict in English
                    1
                    Philips adds: A really entrenched addict needs at least £100 a day.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    Many junky-pushers are glad to see a new addict for economic reasons.
                    Junky
                    3
                    Why did you continue using it long enough to become an addict?
                    Junky
                    4
                    The reports say she wasn't an addict and had no criminal record.
                    Radio NZ
                    5
                    He became a Peloton addict, riding up to four times per day.
                    Chicago sun times
                    6
                    Neither the addict nor the Minister is aware of the other's presence.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    The doctor had easy access to morphine and had become an addict.
                    The new yorker
                    8
                    There are yet more casualties of famous-addict-parent syndrome outside the music business.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    As far back as I can remember I was an Olympics addict.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    You don't need to be a complete addict to enjoy this book.
                    The Irish Times
                    11
                    The python was obviously a drug addict in a previous lifetime, right?
                    Bangkok 8
                    12
                    And yet, in a strange twist, Trump has ended up an addict.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    Former heroin addict turned teacher Scott Jenkinson started Youth Sheds in Denbighshire.
                    BBC
                    14
                    He hates people the same way a drug addict hates his pusher.
                    Financial Crime and Corruption
                    15
                    They found it easier to believe that I was a drug addict.
                    Proven guilty
                    16
                    My name is Laura Brady, and I am a Leaving Cert addict.
                    The Irish Times
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