etheromaniac

English

Etymology

From ether +‎ -o- +‎ -maniac.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

etheromaniac (plural etheromaniacs)

1. A person addicted to ether intoxication
   • 1971, Paul Van Ostaijen, Patriotism, Inc and Other Tales, Univ of Massachusetts Press, page 137:

     You can clearly see that a dancer etheromaniac, when she is high, has a different conception of space – it is much more expansive than usual.

   • 1998, Louis Lewin, Phantastica: a classic survey on the use and abuse of mind-altering plants, Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, page 169:

     In another case an etheromaniac earl committed extravagances which, from a moral point of view, classified him among mental deficients.

Related terms

• etheromania