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heroinist

heroinist noun: a heroin addict.

Noun

heroinist (plural heroinists)

  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.1921, Frederick Tice, Practice of Medicine, volume 8, page 26
    Synonyms:
    heroinomaniac

Synonyms of heroinist

Forms of heroinist

pluralheroinists

Origin of heroinist

From heroin + -ist.

Questions about heroinist

What does heroinist mean?
Heroinist means a heroin addict.
What part of speech is heroinist?
Heroinist is a noun.
What is the plural of heroinist?
The plural of heroinist is heroinists.

Words near heroinist in the dictionary

  1. heroines
  2. heroineship
  3. heroing
  4. heroinic
  5. heroinism
  6. heroinist
  7. heroinists
  8. heroinize
  9. heroinized
  10. heroinizes
  11. heroinizing

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