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overdoser en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English overdose Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English overdoser From overdose + -er.

Meanings

1. One who overdoses.
   • Being yellow in color, beta-carotene may accumulate under the skin to such an extent that the overdoser actually turns yellow. 1990, Eleanor Noss Whitney, Eva May Nunnelley Hamilton, Sharon Rady Rolfes, Understanding Nutrition:
   • He has a satisfaction in such achievements, of which the undiscriminating overdoser knows nothing. 1850, Worthington Hooker, Edward Bentley, Physician and Patient:
   • ...an overdoser, binge drinker, slasher, or sexually impulsive person, is found to act impulsively following some sort of change in a relationship. 1992, Melvin R Lansky, Fathers who Fail:

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