addict

(noun, verb)

noun

1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

- a golf addict

Similar word(s): freak, junkie, junky, nut

Definition categories: person, enthusiast, partisan, partizan

2. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

Definition categories: person, user

verb

1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Similar word(s): hook

Definition categories: consumption, accustom, habituate