workaholic
noun
a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
workaholics
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pluralof workaholic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I feel like we all subconsciously know that it’s not good for us to be relentless workaholics, to always be striving, always moving our own goal posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Only workaholics and delusional optimists should organize a Venice Biennale, as the Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa discovered during the countless flights and midnight meetings that have crammed his calendar for the past two years.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
She believes workaholics are often seeking to avoid difficult feelings like low self-esteem.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
But Dad and I had common ground: we were both workaholics.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
They were obviously both workaholics — another more modern term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
