overdoser

See also: överdoser

English

Etymology

From overdose +‎ -er.

Noun

overdoser (plural overdosers)

1. One who overdoses.
   • 1850, Worthington Hooker, Edward Bentley, Physician and Patient:

     He has a satisfaction in such achievements, of which the undiscriminating overdoser knows nothing.

   • 1990, Eleanor Noss Whitney, Eva May Nunnelley Hamilton, Sharon Rady Rolfes, Understanding Nutrition:

     Being yellow in color, beta-carotene may accumulate under the skin to such an extent that the overdoser actually turns yellow.

   • 1992, Melvin R Lansky, Fathers who Fail:

     ...an overdoser, binge drinker, slasher, or sexually impulsive person, is found to act impulsively following some sort of change in a relationship.

Anagrams

• overdoers

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

overdoser m

1. indefinite plural of overdose