junkie junkie /ˈdʒʌŋki/

noun

1. [Informal] Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction  ( addict , freak , junkie [Informal] , junky [Informal] , nut [Informal] )
   someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
    A golf addict
   a golf addict
    A car nut
   a car nut
    A bodybuilding freak
   a bodybuilding freak
    A news junkie
   a news junkie
   
   
2. [Informal] A narcotics addict  ( drug addict , junkie [Informal] , junky [Informal] , druggie [Informal] , narcotist )
   a narcotics addict