Addict

n. 1 person addicted, esp. to a drug. 2 colloq. devotee (film addict). [Latin: related to AD-, dico say] addicted /e’diktid/ adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) dependent on a drug etc. as a habit. 2 devoted to an interest. addiction /a’dakf(e)n/ n.