workaholic
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
workaholic (plural workaholics)
- 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.
Descendants
- → Portuguese: workaholic
Translations
person
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Adjective
workaholic (comparative more workaholic, superlative most workaholic)
- In the nature or manner of a workaholic.
Translations
in the nature or manner of a workaholic
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See also
- workaholism
- workhorse
- ergomania
- John Henryism
- karoshi
- Stakhanovite
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English workaholic.
Pronunciation
- (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
workaholic m or f by sense (plural workaholics)
- workaholic (person who feels compelled to work excessively)
- Synonym: (neologism) trabalhólatra
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