Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person with a compulsive need to work: A "workaholic" is someone who feels a strong, often uncontrollable, urge to work excessively hard and for long hours, frequently to the detriment of other areas of life such as health, family, and leisure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He is a true workaholic, often staying at the office until midnight.
  • My boss is a workaholic who never takes a vacation.
  • Being a workaholic can lead to burnout and stress-related illnesses.

Advanced Usage

• "Recovering workaholic": A person who acknowledges their past compulsive work habits and is actively trying to achieve a better work-life balance.
  • After his heart attack, he described himself as a recovering workaholic.

Variants and Related Words

• Workaholism (n): The behavior or condition of being a workaholic; the compulsion to work excessively.
  • The company culture seemed to encourage workaholism.

Synonyms

• Compulsive worker
• Overworker

Related Idioms

• "Live to work": This phrase describes the mentality of a workaholic, contrasting with "work to live." It means one's primary purpose and source of identity is their job.
  • For a workaholic, the motto is often "live to work," not "work to live."

Noun

1. person with a compulsive need to work