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English noun: junkie

1. junkie (person) a narcotics addict


Synonymsdrug addict, junky


Broader (hypernym)addict


Narrower (hyponym)binger, cocaine addict, crack addict, heroin addict, opium addict, opium taker, withdrawer

2. junkie (person) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction


SamplesA golf addict.
A car nut.
A bodybuilding freak.
A news junkie.


Synonymsaddict, freak, junky, nut


Broader (hypernym)enthusiast, partisan, partizan


Narrower (hyponym)gym rat









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