How do you use the word "workaholic" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "workaholic": Happily, the workaholic did not die. A person who is addicted to work is called a workaholic.

Workaholic Meaning

/wˌɜrkəˈhɑlɪk/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.

adjIn the nature or manner of a workaholic.

Sentence Examples

Happily, the workaholic did not die.

A person who is addicted to work is called a workaholic.

CEFR Practice Quiz

He is such a well-known ____ at work that he never takes a break.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He's a true ____ who often spends more than twelve hours a day at the office, even on several busy weekends today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English workaholic From work + -aholic.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"We're not looking to become workaholics who don't know how to rest or vacation, or who never hang it up long enough to go to a movie." — 2016, JoAnneh Nagler, How to be an artist without losing your mind, your shirt, or your creative compass, →ISBN, page 80:

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