-holic


  1. variant of -aholic: chocoholic.

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British Dictionary definitions for -holic

-holic

suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating a person having an abnormal desire for or dependence on: workaholic; chocoholic

Origin of -holic

1
C20: on the pattern of alcoholic

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