What is the meaning of addict?

noun

  • Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction.
    • usage: "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
  • Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms.

verb

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