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. 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
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Noun
  • In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Open-source and classroom-ready SustainaPrint starts with a custom interface where users upload 3D models.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Scrapp scans waste using QR codes and educates users on the best method of disposal.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The artist plays the role of a fictional, historical freak – a 19th-century performer known under the stage name The Lonesome Wing, who, according to rumors, was born with the wing of a white bird instead of one arm.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … LIB-BRAWL – Former Obama official freaks out at Democrat over her record amid housing crisis debate.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Later, another encounter with James leads both of them to the aforementioned house as the druggie is looking to get rich quick with the $50,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of the kids.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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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“Doper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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