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taker

noun (DRUG USER)
 
 
/ˈteɪ.kər/ US  /-kɚ/

Definition

someone who uses a drug or medicine: a drug takerDrug addictionAddiction
(Definition of taker noun (DRUG USER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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