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workaholic

noun

work·​a·​hol·​ic ˌwər-kə-ˈhȯ-lik How to pronounce workaholic (audio)
-ˈhä-
: a compulsive worker
workaholic adjective
workaholism noun

Example Sentences

My brother is a real workaholic who almost never takes time off.
Recent Examples on the Web The trick is to avoid becoming either a workaholic or a layabout. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 Oseary urged the notorious workaholic to rest more and spend wisely. Shirley Halperin, Variety, 27 July 2022 Like Jalen Green, this is a 19-year-old workaholic. Matt Young, Chron, 15 July 2022 Prince Charles has been called a workaholic by his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 30 June 2022 Elon Musk fashions himself a workaholic who demands nothing less from his employees. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 June 2022 While Gotti is happily a workaholic, the father-of-three does wish for a little more time to spend with his kids, including his 18-year-old son Mario Jr. and two daughters. Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 19 May 2022 The artist Andrea Bowers is a workaholic who, during the depths of the pandemic, was happy to bunker in her studio here and spend hundreds of hours making a single photorealistic drawing of, say, a protester for fair wages or climate justice. New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021 Zirinsky has long had a reputation as a workaholic, someone who is still at the office even after the cleaning crew has finished its work for the evening. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

work + -aholic

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of workaholic was in 1947

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