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
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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those users will be able to provide Delta with feedback.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Doper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doper. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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