shopaholic

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

nounInformal.
  1. a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control their spending.

Origin of shopaholic

1
First recorded in 1970–75; shop + -aholic

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British Dictionary definitions for shopaholic

shopaholic

/ (ˌʃɒpəˈhɒlɪk) /


noun
  1. informal a compulsive shopper

Origin of shopaholic

1
C20: from shop + -holic

Derived forms of shopaholic

  • shopaholism, noun

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