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WORKAHOLIC

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Dictionary entry overview: What does workaholic mean?

• WORKAHOLIC (noun)
The noun WORKAHOLIC has 1 sense:

1. person with a compulsive need to work

Familiarity information: WORKAHOLIC used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WORKAHOLIC (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Person with a compulsive need to work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("workaholic" is a kind of...):

compulsive (a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things)

Domain usage:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

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