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work +‎ -aholic

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Noun edit

workaholic (plural workaholics)

  1. A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
    All workaholics should move to Hong Kong, where working hours average over 50 per week.
    • 2016, JoAnneh Nagler, How to be an artist without losing your mind, your shirt, or your creative compass, →ISBN, page 80:
      We're not looking to become workaholics who don't know how to rest or vacation, or who never hang it up long enough to go to a movie.

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  • Portuguese: workaholic

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Adjective edit

workaholic (comparative more workaholic, superlative most workaholic)

  1. In the nature or manner of a workaholic.

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English workaholic.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.oʁ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ki/ [ʊ.oh.kaˈhɔ.li.ki], (faster pronunciation) /woʁ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ki/ [woh.kaˈhɔ.li.ki]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /u.oɾ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ki/ [ʊ.oɾ.kaˈhɔ.li.ki], (faster pronunciation) /woɾ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ki/ [woɾ.kaˈhɔ.li.ki]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.oʁ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ki/ [ʊ.oχ.kaˈχɔ.li.ki], (faster pronunciation) /woʁ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ki/ [woχ.kaˈχɔ.li.ki]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.oɻ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ke/ [ʊ.oɻ.kaˈhɔ.li.ke], (faster pronunciation) /woɻ.kaˈʁɔ.li.ke/ [woɻ.kaˈhɔ.li.ke]

Noun edit

workaholic m or f by sense (plural workaholics)

  1. workaholic (person who feels compelled to work excessively)
    Synonym: (neologism) trabalhólatra