workaholic

noun

work·a·hol·ic ˌwər-kə-ˈhȯ-lik

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: a compulsive worker

workaholic adjective

workaholism

ˈwər-kə-ˌhȯ-ˌli-zəm

-ˌhä-

noun

Examples of workaholic in a Sentence

My brother is a real workaholic who almost never takes time off.

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People with hobbies and activities before retirement can transition more easily than workaholics with few interests beyond their jobs. —

Bill Conerly, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Twister was a divorce comedy tucked inside a disaster flick, an idiot His Girl Friday about two workaholics bickering their way back together over the course of a day spent trying to get a bucket of tennis-ball-size sensors sucked up into a tornado. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024 There’s a difference between being a workaholic and being a person who isn’t prepared to be an equal partner in a relationship. —

R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 After all, what else is there to say about a 92-year-old workaholic who claims that his inspiration comes to him from the sky? —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for workaholic