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shopaholic

[ shop-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control their spending.


shopaholic

/ ˌʃɒ±èəˈ³óÉ’±ôɪ°ì /

noun

  1. informal.
    a compulsive shopper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ³ó´Ç±è²¹Ëˆ³ó´Ç±ô¾±²õ³¾, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shopaholic1

First recorded in 1970–75; shop + -aholic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shopaholic1

C20: from shop + -holic
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Example Sentences

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Online shopaholics who enjoy a side of culture with their free shipping.

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Thomas Jefferson, the shopaholic Virginia aristocrat, would confide that John Adams showed a certain “want of taste.â€

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You might establish a gambling budget for a Las Vegas getaway; do the same for shopping internationally, says Miami-based Maria Dominguez, a shopaholic who retired from British Airways after 43 years.

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“We joke that we’re like ‘Legally Blonde,’†she says of the Reese Witherspoon comedy about a shopaholic turned underestimated law school student.

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A woman in Wales knew just the cake to bake to celebrate her son’s birthday — as well as his shopaholic tendencies.

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