Heroinist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A heroin addict.

    "Heroinists and cocainists are ever so much more likely to become so, a condition which is perhaps due to the fact that the addicts of heroin and cocain are, as a rule, of a lower class. The author, in his experience, has found this to be the case."

Synonyms

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heroinomaniac

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"Heroinists and cocainists are ever so much more likely to become so, a condition which is perhaps due to the fact that the addicts of heroin and cocain are, as a rule, of a lower class. The author, in his experience, has found this to be the case."

Etymology

From heroin + -ist.

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