dopers

noun

plural of doper
as in addicts
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 dopers Could Hunter Armstrong beat a pool full of dopers? — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
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  1. addicts
  2. users
Noun
  • Remember all those fake memoirs from the early 2000s, by all those writers pretending to be addicts and gangsters and Holocaust survivors?
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • More than a boxing gym Manigan had a rough upbringing, the son of two drug addicts who was raised by his grandmother, according to a 2016 Washington Post profile.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of addicts
Noun
  • According to the report, Apple will ask people to share the message to help the iPhone maker protect users from future attacks.
    — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Other social media users argued that the trailer was scary enough that theaters should warn audiences about the imagery in the clip before showing the full preview.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of users

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