workaholic

workaholic

English

Etymology

work +‎ -aholic

Noun

workaholic (plural workaholics)

1. A person who feels compelled to work excessively.

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

Translations

person

Bulgarian: работохолик m (rabotoholik) Chinese: Mandarin: 工作狂 (zh) (gōngzuòkuáng), 拼命三郎 (zh) (pīnmìng sān láng) Czech: workoholik m Esperanto: labormaniulo Estonian: tööhoolik Finnish: työnarkomaani French: workaholique (fr) m, f, stakhanoviste (fr) m, f Georgian: მშრომელი (mšromeli) German: Arbeitstier (de) n, Arbeitssüchtiger m, Arbeitssüchtige f Greek: εργασιομανής (el) (ergasiomanís) Italian: stacanovista (it) m, f, stakanovista m, f

Japanese: 仕事中毒の人 (しごとちゅうどくのひと, shigotochūdoku no hito), 働き中毒 (はたらきちゅうどく, hatarakichūdoku), 仕事の虫 (しごとのむし, shigoto no mushi) Latvian: darbaholiks m Lithuanian: darboholikas m Macedonian: работозависник m (rábotozávisnik) Maori: ringa tōhaunui Polish: pracoholik (pl) m Portuguese: workaholic (pt) m, f Romanian: workaholic m, stahanovist m Russian: работя́га (ru) m, f (rabotjága), трудя́га (ru) m, f (trudjága), трудого́лик (ru) m (trudogólik), тру́женик (ru) m (trúženik), тру́женица (ru) f (trúženica), стаха́новец (ru) m (staxánovec), стаха́новка (ru) f (staxánovka) Spanish: trabajólico (es) m, trabajólica f Swedish: arbetsnarkoman (sv) c Turkish: işkolik (tr)

Adjective

workaholic (comparative more workaholic, superlative most workaholic)

1. In the nature or manner of a workaholic.

Translations

in the nature or manner of a workaholic

Chinese: Mandarin: 工作狂 (zh) Finnish: työnarkomaaninen, työnarkomaani French: workaholique (fr), stakhanoviste (fr) Greek: εργασιομανής (el) (ergasiomanís) Italian: stacanovistico, stacanovista (it), stakanovistico, stakanovista Macedonian: работозависно (rábotozávisno)

Polish: pracoholik (pl) Romanian: workaholic, stahanovist Russian: трудоголик (ru) (trudogolik) Spanish: adicto al trabajo, trabajólico (es) Swedish: arbetsnarkoman (sv) Turkish: işkolik (tr)

See also

• workaholism
• workhorse
• ergomania

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Portuguese

Noun

workaholic m, f (plural workaholics)

1. workaholic (person who feels compelled to work excessively)