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alco-holic

alco-holic noun: an enthusiast of locomotives etc. built by the American Locomotive Company.

Noun

alco-holic (plural alco-holics)

  1. (informal) An enthusiast of locomotives etc. built by the American Locomotive Company.

Forms of alco-holic

pluralalco-holics

Origin of alco-holic

From ALCO + -holic, punningly on alcoholic.

Questions about alco-holic

What does alco-holic mean?
Alco-holic means an enthusiast of locomotives etc. built by the American Locomotive Company.
What part of speech is alco-holic?
Alco-holic is a noun.
What is the plural of alco-holic?
The plural of alco-holic is alco-holics.

Words near alco-holic in the dictionary

  1. Alcmeonid
  2. Alcmeonids
  3. ALCMs
  4. alco
  5. alco-
  6. alco-holic
  7. alco-holics
  8. alcoate
  9. alcoates
  10. Alcobendas
  11. alcoblow

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