addict is the dictionary form of addicter Definition of addict
1
[ noun ] someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

Synonyms

junkie junky nut freak

Examples

"a golf addict" "a car nut" "a control freak"

2
[ verb ] to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp. a narcotic drug)

Synonyms

hook

3
[ noun ] someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
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