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

wore, wore-out, work, workable, workaday, workaholic, workaround, work back, workbag, workbasket, workbench

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How to use workaholic in a sentence

I channeled my anxiety by becoming a workaholic, a perfectionist.
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Even if you aren’t the workaholic type and will be spending long days just vegging out on the couch, you can charge these heated slippers anywhere near a power bank.
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Several of his former colleagues on the Minneapolis force, where he worked for 19 years, have also declined to speak about Chauvin, saying he had few close friends in the department and was a workaholic who mostly kept to himself.
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Miller skipped out on time with his family for his workaholic commitment to his ski films.
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Family and friends describe her as highly dedicated to her job, if not borderline workaholic.
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“There was great reception,” Drew jokes, adding that perhaps he and his girlfriend, a fellow workaholic, enable each other.
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There were, though, other loves that belied the appearance of a desiccated, workaholic spinster.
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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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The workaholic with the love of white suits and the slogan, "Let's Keep Moving!"
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British Dictionary definitions for workaholic

workaholic

/ (ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for workaholic

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

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