workaholic

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

noun

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

workaholic

/ ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk /

noun

1. 1. a person obsessively addicted to work

   2. ( as modifier )

      workaholic behaviour

Other Word Forms

• workaholism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of workaholic¹

First recorded in 1965–70; work + -aholic

Word History and Origins

Origin of workaholic¹

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

Example Sentences

Jimmy John Liautaud, the billionaire proprietor of the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s and a serial yacht owner, is also a serial workaholic.

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His staff meanwhile described him as a demanding workaholic.

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Sandler, he said, is the workaholic of the duo, working with other directors, making dramas and comedies and producing films for other writers and performers.

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People who have worked directly with Musk have described him as both a visionary and a workaholic, who others can only keep up with for so long.

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In a recent New York Times profile, the writer referred to you as Turnstile’s “workaholic frontman.”

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