workaholicnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌwɜː.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/us/ˌwɝː.kəˈhɑː.lɪk/C2 a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work:
A self-confessed workaholic, Tony Richardson can't remember when he last had a holiday.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Workers in general
- a man of action idiom
- beaver
- drudge
- gang
- graft
- jack-of-all-trades
- labour
- manpower
- night shift
- peon
- personnel
- plod
- relay
- staff
- staffing
- team player
- temp
- the shop floor
- workhorse
- working party
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workaholism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɜː.kə.hɒl.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈwɝː.kə.hɑː.lɪ.zəm/
Once workaholism sets in, it progresses through stages similar to those in drug addiction.