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workaholic

[ wurk-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]

/ ˌwɜrk əˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /

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noun

a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.

Origin of workaholic

First recorded in 1965–70; work + -aholic

OTHER WORDS FROM workaholic

work·a·hol·ism, noun

Words nearby workaholic

work-study program, work-to-rule, work-up, workable, workaday, workaholic, workaround, workbag, workbasket, workbench, workboat

Example sentences from the Web for workaholic

There were, though, other loves that belied the appearance of a desiccated, workaholic spinster.

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Richard Wolffe on his Biden roots, workaholic ways—and what Woodward got wrong.

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And spare a thought for the policeman two days ago who was gunned down in the desert by a workaholic drug dealer.

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Friends insist that she was a workaholic gymrat who never touched anything stronger than a sip of Grey Goose.

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British Dictionary definitions for workaholic

workaholic

/ (ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk) /

noun

a person obsessively addicted to work
(as modifier)workaholic behaviour

Word Origin for workaholic

C20: from work + -holic, coined in 1971 by Wayne Oates, US author

Medical definitions for workaholic

workaholic

[ wûr′kə-hô′lĭk ]

n.

One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work.