as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
the doper had to go straight—there would be some serious jail time if he didn't
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Recent Examples of doper
James had an even doper moment in store for the kid after the game.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
In 1891 Butte, Mont., a reckless young poet and doper named Tom Rourke falls in love with Polly Gillespie, the new wife of the extremely devout captain of the local copper mine.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
At the stationhouse, the two recent high school graduates were strip searched, and things weren’t looking good for a couple of longhaired dopers.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Another 2003 drug-test revelation who copped to steroid use from 2001-2003, apologized profusely and then was exposed as a serial doper in the Biogenesis scandal, A-Rod debuted with just 34.3% of the vote.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2022
Gatlin, remembered as a one-time doper and five-time Olympic medalist, tested positive for a steroid in 2006 and was suspended for eight years.
—Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2021
That ability to pack an oxygen punch is what makes HBOCs a tempting target for a doper.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2011
Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
In 1891 Butte, Mont., a reckless young poet and doper named Tom Rourke falls in love with Polly Gillespie, the new wife of the extremely devout captain of the local copper mine.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
At the stationhouse, the two recent high school graduates were strip searched, and things weren’t looking good for a couple of longhaired dopers.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Another 2003 drug-test revelation who copped to steroid use from 2001-2003, apologized profusely and then was exposed as a serial doper in the Biogenesis scandal, A-Rod debuted with just 34.3% of the vote.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2022
Gatlin, remembered as a one-time doper and five-time Olympic medalist, tested positive for a steroid in 2006 and was suspended for eight years.
—Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2021
That ability to pack an oxygen punch is what makes HBOCs a tempting target for a doper.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doper
Noun
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Played by Austin Abrams with the wiry desperation and cunning of an addict, James is an unhoused junkie living in a tent in the woods, who has a nasty brush with Paul.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Opioids have ruined and poisoned an entire generation and the addicts need help but so do the property owners of this great city.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 July 2025
Noun
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The Collateral Damage The shift to agentic shopping has massive implications: Retail media networks could see less traffic if agents complete transactions without sending users to retailer sites.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, users sometimes reported side effects including brow heaviness.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here is the essential guide to making your house clean enough to satisfy your most critical inner neat freak and launch you into summer with a house that actually shines.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
24 Jan. 2023
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The menu offers appetizers like hummus, 12-inch pizzas, like the meat freak, made with red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken and oregano flakes.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Of the three leads, Rahim is the most unrecognizable, having gone full Jared Leto-in-Dallas Buyers Club to portray a druggie at the very end of his tether.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Doper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doper. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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