junkie

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noun
noun, orig US

A drug-addict. (1923 —) .
J. Brown Lacerated hands, the hands of junkies, scarred where needles had searched for veins (1972).

[From junk noun + -ie.]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - narkoman

Nederlands (Dutch)
junkie, drugsverslaafde

Français (French)
n. - camé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Junkie, Drogenabhängiger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τοξικομανής, πρεζάκιας

Italiano (Italian)
droga, malato di (riferito a persona che ha un esagerato interesse per qualcosa)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - drogado (m), viciado (m)

Русский (Russian)
наркоман, торговец наркотиками, никуда негодный

Español (Spanish)
n. - drogadicto, toxicómano, traficante de drogas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sprutnarkoman, pundare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有毒瘾者, 废旧品商人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 有毒癮者, 廢舊品商人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마약 상습자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 麻薬常習者, ヘロイン常習者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بائع المخدرات ومدمنها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכור לסמים, נרקומן‬

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