workaholic

[ wurk-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]
/ ˌwɜrk əˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /
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noun

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

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Origin of workaholic

First recorded in 1965–70; work + -aholic

OTHER WORDS FROM workaholic

work·a·hol·ism, noun

Words nearby workaholic

work-study program, work-to-rule, work-up, workable, workaday, workaholic, workaround, workbag, workbasket, workbench, workboat
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Words related to workaholic

laborer, toiler, servant, worker, grind, peon, menial, workhorse, plodder, factotum

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British Dictionary definitions for workaholic

workaholic
/ (ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for workaholic

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

workaholic
[ wûr′kə-hô′lĭk ]

n.

One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work.
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