junkie

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die von Drogen abhängig ist, oder jemanden, der einer bestimmten Beschäftigung oder einem Interesse übermäßig leidenschaftlich verfallen ist.

A noun referring to a person who is addicted to narcotics, or someone who is extremely and enthusiastically devoted to a particular activity or interest.

1. Drug addictB2informal

   A person who is addicted to narcotics, especially heroin.

   Junkie

   • The alley was known as a place where junkies gathered.
   • He became a junkie after years of drug abuse.
   • The documentary followed the lives of several junkies in the city.

   Synonymeaddictdrug addictfienduser

2. Enthusiast or fanaticB2informal

   A person who is extremely enthusiastic and devoted to a particular activity or interest, to the point of obsession.

   Fanatiker

   • She's a total coffee junkie; she drinks at least five cups a day.
   • He's a news junkie who checks headlines every hour.
   • My brother is a fitness junkie and goes to the gym twice a day.

   Synonymeaddictaficionadobuffdevoteeenthusiastfanfanaticfiendfreakmaniacnut