workaholicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌwəːkəˈhɒlɪk/, U.S.

/ˌwərkəˈhɔlɪk/,

/ˌwərkəˈhɑlɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: work n., -aholic suffix.

Etymology: < work n. + -aholic suffix.

colloquial (originally North American).

A. n.

A person to whom work is extremely or excessively important, esp. one who voluntarily works very long hours; a person addicted to working.In quot. 1947 with punning allusion to Alcoholics Anonymous n. at alcoholic adj. and n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > toiling or working hard

swinker1340

travailera1382

sweatera1529

toiler1549

moiler1563

drudger1755

Stakhanovite1935

Stakhanovist1938

workaholic1947

1947 Toronto Daily Star 5 Apr. 6 If you are cursed with an unconquerable craving for work, call Workaholics Synonymous, and a reformed worker will aid you back to happy idleness.

1962 Thomasville (Ga.) Times-Enterprise 13 June 4/1 Dr Nelson Bradley..concludes that many of us have become workaholics.

1971 W. E. Oates (title) Confessions of a workaholic.

1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 11/4 They're concerned about the pressures of their jobs, which demand that they become workaholics.

1991 B. R. Schneider Politics within State i. 9 Arguing that bureaucrats pursue careers does not mean they are all obsessed workaholics.

2010 I. Vincent Gilded Lily (2011) ii. 44 Alfredo was a self-confessed workaholic who typically began his workday at seven in the morning and ended at eight in the evening.

B. adj.

That is a workaholic; characteristic of a workaholic; extremely or excessively hard-working.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [adjective]

workfulOE

laboursome1552

work-shy1883

work-minded1931

Luddite1957

workaholic1972

1972 Washington Post 19 Mar. b3/4 Often this kind of female workaholic is married to a workaholic male.

1981 Time 13 May 67/3 Unlike their workaholic American cousins Europeans tend to see lengthy vacations as somehow part of the natural order of things.

1985 N.Y. Mag. 25 Feb. 41/3 Mann's own California mentality is workaholic.

1993 J. J. Abt & M. Myerson Advocate & Activist ii. 75 Jessica's workaholic tendencies were balanced by an equally powerful side of her personality.

2002 J. Yager When Friendship Hurts iv. 109 I was 12 and ‘starved’ for love and attention in a family with an alcoholic and workaholic father.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	workaholic
释义	workaholicn.adj. Brit. /ˌwəːkəˈhɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌwərkəˈhɔlɪk/, /ˌwərkəˈhɑlɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: work n., -aholic suffix. Etymology: < work n. + -aholic suffix. colloquial (originally North American). A. n. A person to whom work is extremely or excessively important, esp. one who voluntarily works very long hours; a person addicted to working.In quot. 1947 with punning allusion to Alcoholics Anonymous n. at alcoholic adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > toiling or working hard swinker1340 travailera1382 sweatera1529 toiler1549 moiler1563 drudger1755 Stakhanovite1935 Stakhanovist1938 workaholic1947 1947 Toronto Daily Star 5 Apr. 6 If you are cursed with an unconquerable craving for work, call Workaholics Synonymous, and a reformed worker will aid you back to happy idleness. 1962 Thomasville (Ga.) Times-Enterprise 13 June 4/1 Dr Nelson Bradley..concludes that many of us have become workaholics. 1971 W. E. Oates (title) Confessions of a workaholic. 1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 11/4 They're concerned about the pressures of their jobs, which demand that they become workaholics. 1991 B. R. Schneider Politics within State i. 9 Arguing that bureaucrats pursue careers does not mean they are all obsessed workaholics. 2010 I. Vincent Gilded Lily (2011) ii. 44 Alfredo was a self-confessed workaholic who typically began his workday at seven in the morning and ended at eight in the evening. B. adj. That is a workaholic; characteristic of a workaholic; extremely or excessively hard-working. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > attitudes to work > [adjective] workfulOE laboursome1552 work-shy1883 work-minded1931 Luddite1957 workaholic1972 1972 Washington Post 19 Mar. b3/4 Often this kind of female workaholic is married to a workaholic male. 1981 Time 13 May 67/3 Unlike their workaholic American cousins Europeans tend to see lengthy vacations as somehow part of the natural order of things. 1985 N.Y. Mag. 25 Feb. 41/3 Mann's own California mentality is workaholic. 1993 J. J. Abt & M. Myerson Advocate & Activist ii. 75 Jessica's workaholic tendencies were balanced by an equally powerful side of her personality. 2002 J. Yager When Friendship Hurts iv. 109 I was 12 and ‘starved’ for love and attention in a family with an alcoholic and workaholic father. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1947
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