etheromaniac

English

Etymology

ether +‎ -o- +‎ -maniac

Noun

etheromaniac (plural etheromaniacs)

  1. A person addicted to ether intoxication
    • 1971 Paul Van Ostaijen, Patriotism, Inc and Other Tales, Univ of Massachusetts Press, p137
      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, p169
      In another case an etheromaniac earl committed extravagances which, from a moral point of view, classified him among mental deficients.
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