workaholic
[ wurk-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]
/ ˌwɜrk əˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /
noun
a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
OTHER WORDS FROM workaholic
work·a·hol·ism, nounWords nearby workaholic
work-study program,
work-to-rule,
work-up,
workable,
workaday,
workaholic,
workaround,
workbag,
workbasket,
workbench,
workboat
Example sentences from the Web for workaholism
The Valley is a strange blend of workaholism and conspicuous consumption, hot tubs and traffic jams.
All in a day's workaholism for Leno, whose aggressiveness in reaching for the brass ring knows few if any bounds.
British Dictionary definitions for workaholism
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 workaholism
workaholic
[ wûr′kə-hô′lĭk ]
n.
One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work.