junkie
Plural: junkies
Noun
- A drug addict; a person with an obsessive interest in something.
- a narcotics addict
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- "a news junkie"
- A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
- An enthusiast of something.
Examples
- English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
- He was a true Scrabble junkie, always craving another game.
- My uncle is a classic-car junkie.
Origin / Etymology
From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.
Synonyms
addict, drug addict, freak, junky, nut, abuser, aficionado, amateur, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend, junkie, maniac, slave, votary, wastoid, zealot
Scrabble Score: 17
junkie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjunkie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
junkie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary