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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 workplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


WORKAHOLIC (noun)


Sense 1

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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