shopaholic

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

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noun Informal.

a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.

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August 2, 2009
Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series, also writes under her real name, Madeleine Wickham.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic, a romantic comedy starring Isla Fisher opening today, has got a serious case of bad timing.
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British Dictionary definitions for shopaholic

shopaholic

noun

informal a compulsive shopper

Derived Formsshopaholism, noun

Word Origin

C20: from shop + -holic

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Word Origin and History for shopaholic

n.

1984, from shop (v.) + -aholic.

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Examples from the Web for shopaholic

Contemporary Examples

And I am a shopaholic For more great longreads, visit our friends at Longreads.com.

Following the disappointing Confessions of a Shopaholic, G-Force represents a rare double stumble for Bruckheimer.

Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series, also writes under her real name, Madeleine Wickham.

Confessions of a Shopaholic, a romantic comedy starring Isla Fisher opening today, has got a serious case of bad timing.

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