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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dopers
Noun
-
Sauer noted that 43 states and the District of Columbia all have laws that restrict drug users and addicts from having guns, and warned that the 5th Circuit's decision, if upheld, would throw those laws into question.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026 -
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
And now that the alerts system has gone live, users receive a tiny, fuzzy image with some astronomical metadata of each observation that fits their criteria—all just a couple of minutes after Rubin captures the original image.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
-
Others, including Pennsylvania and Missouri, are exploring special tariffs on large power users – such as data centers – that reflect the true reliability and capacity costs of serving these facilities.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Dopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopers. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
