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workaholic

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

noun

  1. a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.


workaholic

/ ËŒ·Éɜ˰ìəˈ³óÉ’±ôɪ°ì /

noun

    1. a person obsessively addicted to work
    2. ( as modifier )

      workaholic behaviour

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of workaholic1

First recorded in 1965–70; work + -aholic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of workaholic1

C20: from work + -holic , coined in 1971 by Wayne Oates, US author
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"The guy was a workaholic," recalls Edwards, whose house Hayen shared while living in west Wales.

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The popular local builder had been fair, helpful and happy, she recalled, describing him as "a workaholic like his dad".

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Note to all who get their validation from work: the workaholic is the most accepted addict of all.

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Frazzled housewives were a specialty: She was Richard Dreyfuss’ alarmed spouse in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,†John Denver’s disbelieving wife in “Oh, God!†and a workaholic mother opposite Michael Keaton in “Mr. Mom.â€

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The workaholic Betts had thrown himself into relearning a position he last played regularly in high school by taking grounders before every game.

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