workaholic

[ wurk-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]
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noun
  1. a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.

Origin of workaholic

1
First recorded in 1965–70; work + -aholic

Other words from workaholic

  • work·a·hol·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for workaholic

workaholic

/ (ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk) /


noun
    • a person obsessively addicted to work

    • (as modifier): workaholic behaviour

Origin of workaholic

1
C20: from work + -holic, coined in 1971 by Wayne Oates, US author

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