workaholic  /ˈwɜr kə ˈhɑ lɪk/ ? Meaning of "workaholic"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) person with a compulsive need to work

Usage(s):

  1. The workaholic also has fantasies of omnipotence, imagining that no one but he can do what needs doing.
  2. From a modern, workaholic perspective, our partying ancestors were wasting precious time.
  3. On set he has a reputation as a workaholic who keeps to himself.

Quotes

  1. "I'm a workaholic," Malden said. "I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going."
    on Jul 1, 2009 By: Karl Malden Source: AFP

  2. Speaking on US TV show TODAY, Lohan says, "I work harder than most of my friends' parents, I think. I'm the hardest working person I know. I don't really know what to do when I'm not working. I'm a workaholic - I get very creatively frustrated....
    on May 10, 2006 By: Lindsay Lohan Source: PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

  3. "The office is now the most likely place to meet the person you will marry. I married someone I met at the FT," Kellaway said. "In the US, there is this brutal workaholic streak and the Americans are much, much more politically correct. The...
    on Nov 8, 2007 By: Lucy Kellaway Source: EasyBourse.com

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