morphinomane

English

Etymology

From morphine +‎ -mane, after French morphinomane.

Noun

morphinomane (plural morphinomanes)

  1. Someone who is addicted to morphine.
    • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 985-6:
      He was nodding slowly with the mandarin-like nodding of the morphinomane – though he was not one in real fact.

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

morphinomane m or f by sense (plural morphinomanes)

  1. morphinomane

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