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

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)