workaholic

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.

Equivalents

Españoladicto al trabajo ergomaníaco ergómanolaboradicto trabajoadicto trabajólica trabajólico

Françaisbourreau de travail stakhanoviste workaholicworkaholique

DeutschArbeitssüchtige Arbeitssüchtiger Arbeitstier

16 more languages

Беларускаяпрацавік

Češtinaworkoholik

Danskarbejdsnarkoman

Ελληνικάεργασιομανής

Suomityöhullu työnarkomaani työnarkomaaninen

Italianostacanovista stacanovistico stakanovistastakanovistico workaholic

日本語仕事の虫仕事中毒の人働き中毒

한국어일중독증

Македонскиработозависник работохолик

Nederlandsworkaholic

Polskipracoholiczka pracoholik

Portuguêstrabalhólatra workaholic

Русскийработого́лик работоголи́чка работягастаха́новец стаха́новка стаха́новский трудого́лик трудоголи́чка трудя́га тру́женик труженица

Svenskaarbetsmyra arbetsnarkoman

Türkçeişkolik

Українськатрудого́лік трудяга трудя́ка

Examples

“All workaholics should move ⟳ to Hong Kong, where working hours average over 50 per week.”

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

workaholicism workaholism workalcoholic workalike workamper workamping

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