-AHOLIC

Meaning of -AHOLIC in English

-aholic /əhɒlɪk $ əhɒː-, əhɑː-/ suffix [in nouns and adjectives]

[ Origin: alcoholic ]

someone who cannot stop doing something or using something

a workaholic (=someone who never stops working)

a chocaholic (=someone who loves chocolate)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

-AHOLIC — also -oholic noun combining form Etymology: alcoholic one who feels compulsively the need to (do something) , one who likes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-AHOLIC — noun combining form or -oholic -əˈhȯlik, -ˈhäl- ( -s ) Etymology: alcoholic 1. : one who feels compulsively the need …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AHOLIC — a combining form extracted from alcoholic , occurring as the final element in compounds, often facetious nonce words, with the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-AHOLIC — also -oholic Etymology: alcoholic 1. : one who feels compulsively the need to (do something) work aholic 2. : one …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AHOLIC — (also -oholic ) ■ suffix denoting a person addicted to something: shopaholic. Origin on the pattern of (alc)oholic .
Concise Oxford English vocab
-AHOLIC — / əˈhɒlɪk; NAmE əˈhɔːl-; əˈhɑːl-/ suffix (in nouns) liking sth very much and unable to stop doing or using it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-AHOLIC — suffix EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a chocaholic ▪ a workaholic
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AHOLIC — Variant: also -oholic Function: noun combining form Etymology: alcoholic 1 : one who feels compulsively the need to (do something) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WORKAHOLIC — noun Etymology: work + -aholic Date: 1968 a compulsive worker, ~ adjective workaholism noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHOCOHOLIC — also chocaholic noun Etymology: chocolate + -aholic Date: 1968 a person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-OHOLIC — see: -aholic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WORKAHOLIC — ¦wərkəˈhȯlik, ¦wə̄k-, ¦wəik- sometimes -ˈhäl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: work (I) + -aholic (herein) : a compulsive worker
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOPAHOLIC — ˌshäpəˈhȯlik, -ˈhäl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: shop (II) + -aholic (herein) : one who is extremely or excessively fond …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-OHOLIC — noun combining form ( -s ) : -aholic herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORKAHOLIC — — workaholism , n. /werrk'euh haw"lik, -hol"ik/ , n. a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-OHOLIC — var. of -aholic: cokeoholic.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-HOLIC — var. of -aholic: chocoholic.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOODAHOLIC — /fooh'deuh haw"lik, -hol"ik/ , n. a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food. [ 1960-65; FOOD + -AHOLIC …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMBINING FORM — Gram. a linguistic form that occurs only in combination with other forms. In word formation, a combining form may conjoin …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORKAHOLIC — noun Etymology: work + -aholic Date: 1968 : a compulsive worker • workaholic adjective • work·a·hol·ism ˈwər-kə-ˌhȯ-ˌli-zəm, -ˌhä- noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-OHOLIC — variant of -aholic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOCOHOLIC — also choc·a·hol·ic ˌchä-kə-ˈhȯ-lik, ˌchȯ-, -ˈhä- Etymology: choc olate + -aholic Date: 1968 : a person who craves or compulsively consumes …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-OHOLIC — ■ suffix variant spelling of -aholic .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORKAHOLIC — [work.a.hol.ic] n [work + -aholic, alter. of -oholic (as in alcoholic)] (1968): a compulsive worker -- workaholic adj -- work.a.hol.ism …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHOCOHOLIC — choc ‧ o ‧ hol ‧ ic BrE AmE , chocaholic /ˌtʃɒkəˈhɒlɪk $ ˌtʃɑːkəˈhɒː-, ˌtʃɒːk-/ noun [countable] informal [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OHM — [noun] [C] [specialized] - the standard unit of electrical resistance -oholic [suffix] - -aholic
Cambridge English vocab
AHISTORICAL — [adjective] [formal] - not connected with history or with a historical understanding of past eventsThe essay has a good style, …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOPAHOLIC — noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) (People and Society) Colloquially, a compulsive shopper. Etymology: Formed by adding the suffix -aholic (as in …
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