- work·a·hol·ic
- /ˌwɚkəˈhɑːlık/ noun, pl -ics [count]: a person who chooses to work a lot : a person who is always working, thinking about work, etc.
My brother is a real workaholic who almost never takes time off.
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work|a|hol|ic — «WUR kuh HL ihk, HOL », noun. a person having an obsessive need to work constantly, often as a way of avoiding social contact. ╂[(coined by the American writer Wayne Oates) < work + a(lco)holic] … Useful english dictionary
work|a|hol|ism — «WUR kuh h LIHZ uhm, ho », noun. an obsessive need to work constantly: »The story goes that he was conservative and inclined to workaholism (New York Magazine). ╂[< workaholic, patterned on alcoholism] … Useful english dictionary
hol — hol·andric; hol·an·dry; hol·arctic; hol·as·pid·e·an; hol·bein; hol·boell s; hol·co·dont; hol·co·no·ti; hol·cus; hol·den·ite; hol·er; hol·ger; hol; hol·i·day·er; hol·i·days; hol·ish·kes; hol·lan·daise; hol·land·er; hol·land·ite; hol·lands;… … English syllables
work — ge·deckt·work; hand·i·work; in·ter·work; piece·work·er; re·work; un·work·able·ness; work; work·abil·i·ty; work·able; work·a·day; work·away; work·er; work·ful; work·ing·man; work·less; work·man; work·man·ship; wrist·work; net·work·ing;… … English syllables
hol´ler|er — hol|ler1 «HOL uhr», verb, noun. Informal. –v.i., v.t. to cry or shout loudly; hollo. –n. 1. a loud cry or shout: »I put up a holler right at the jump (George Ade). 2. U.S. a work song of Negro slaves and laborers: »These field hollers, which… … Useful english dictionary
hol|ler — hol|ler1 «HOL uhr», verb, noun. Informal. –v.i., v.t. to cry or shout loudly; hollo. –n. 1. a loud cry or shout: »I put up a holler right at the jump (George Ade). 2. U.S. a work song of Negro slaves and laborers: »These field hollers, which… … Useful english dictionary
hol´i|day´er — hol|i|day «HOL uh day», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a day when one does not work; day for pleasure and enjoyment: »New Year s is a holiday for everyone. 2. a day fixed by law on which ordinary business is suspended, usually in honor of a famous … Useful english dictionary
hol|i|day — «HOL uh day», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a day when one does not work; day for pleasure and enjoyment: »New Year s is a holiday for everyone. 2. a day fixed by law on which ordinary business is suspended, usually in honor of a famous event or… … Useful english dictionary
ḥol ha-moʿed — ▪ Judaism also spelled hol hamoed , or chol hamoed (from Hebrew ḥol, “weekday,” ha moʿed, “[of] the festival”) in Judaism, the less festive days or semiholidays that occur between the initial and final days of the Passover (Pesaḥ) and… … Universalium
Jon Hol — Illustration from Verdens Gang, 1884. Born 1 September 1851(1851 09 01) Nord Odal Died 1941, before 16 May (aged 89) … Wikipedia
