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shopaholic
[ shop-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]
/ ˌʃɒp əˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /
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noun Informal.
a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control their spending.
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Words nearby shopaholic
shoot the chutes, shoot the works, shoot through, shoot-up, shop, shopaholic, shop around, shop assistant, shopbot, shopcraft, shopfitter
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British Dictionary definitions for shopaholic
shopaholic
/ (ˌʃɒpəˈhɒlɪk) /
noun
informal a compulsive shopper
Derived forms of shopaholic
shopaholism, nounWord Origin for shopaholic
C20: from shop + -holic
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