English noun: junkie | |||
1. | junkie (person) a narcotics addict | ||
Synonyms | drug 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 | ||
Samples | A golf addict. A car nut. A bodybuilding freak. A news junkie. | ||
Synonyms | addict, freak, junky, nut | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gym rat | ||