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shopaholic

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who shops excessively; a shopping addict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Shopaholics lose a lot of their money and possibly go broke because they've spent all of it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a compulsive shopper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • shopaholics can never resist a bargain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shopper

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop 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 shopaholic From shop + -aholic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 購物狂 /购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng) — one who shops very frequently
  • Finnish: himoshoppailija — one who shops very frequently
  • German: Kaufsüchtiger — one who shops very frequently
  • German: Kaufsüchtige — one who shops very frequently
  • Hungarian: boltkóros — one who shops very frequently
  • Polish: zakupoholik — one who shops very frequently
  • Russian: шопого́лик (šopogólik) — one who shops very frequently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 購物狂 /购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng) — common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
  • Finnish: ostosriippuvainen — common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
  • Polish: zakupoholik — common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
  • Russian: шопого́лик (šopogólik) — common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania