ADDICT


Meaning of ADDICT in English

(~s)

1.

An ~ is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.

He’s only 24 years old and a drug ~.

N-COUNT: oft supp N

2.

If you say that someone is an ~, you mean that they like a particular activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can.

She is a TV ~ and watches as much as she can.

N-COUNT: usu supp N

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