workaholic

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

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noun

a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.

Origin of workaholic

First recorded in 1965–70; work + -aholic

Related formswork·a·hol·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for workaholic

Contemporary Examples

There were, though, other loves that belied the appearance of a desiccated, workaholic spinster.
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June 17, 2014
Keynote: The workaholic takes the office on the go, and Keynote on the iPad is perfect for polishing that work presentation.
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December 25, 2012
The workaholic with the love of white suits and the slogan, "Let's Keep Moving!"
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Christine Pelisek, Jacob Bernstein
November 22, 2010
Richard Wolffe on his Biden roots, workaholic ways—and what Woodward got wrong.
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Richard Wolffe
September 28, 2010
And spare a thought for the policeman two days ago who was gunned down in the desert by a workaholic drug dealer.
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Paul Theroux
May 4, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for workaholic

workaholic

noun

1. a person obsessively addicted to work
2. (as modifier)workaholic behaviour

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for workaholic

n.

1968, coined from work (n.) with second element abstracted absurdly from alcoholic. This sets up the old Rodney Dangerfield joke: "My old man was a workaholic: every time he thought about work, he got drunk."

workaholic in Medicine

workaholic

(wûr′kə-hô′lĭk)

One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work.

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Examples from the Web for workaholic

Contemporary Examples

There were, though, other loves that belied the appearance of a desiccated, workaholic spinster.

Keynote: The workaholic takes the office on the go, and Keynote on the iPad is perfect for polishing that work presentation.

The workaholic with the love of white suits and the slogan, "Let's Keep Moving!"

Richard Wolffe on his Biden roots, workaholic ways—and what Woodward got wrong.

And spare a thought for the policeman two days ago who was gunned down in the desert by a workaholic drug dealer.

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Word Origin and History for workaholic

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