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runaholic

runaholic noun: one who is addicted to running.

Noun

runaholic (plural runaholics)

  1. (informal) One who is addicted to running.
    • One such woman complained, "My husband has become a 'runaholic'. He constantly talks about his running time, his equipment, people he has seen doing unusual things while he was running and on and on and on. […]1987, Chris Pepper Shipman, I'll Meet You at the Finish!, Life Enhancement Publications (1987), page 65
    • A "runaholic" might persist in running in spite of muscle aches, minor sprains, or more serious injuries; […]1991, Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, & Robert Silverstein, The Addictions Handbook, Enslow Publishers, →ISBN, page 12

Forms of runaholic

pluralrunaholics

Origin of runaholic

From run + -aholic.

Questions about runaholic

What does runaholic mean?
Runaholic means one who is addicted to running.
What part of speech is runaholic?
Runaholic is a noun.
What is the plural of runaholic?
The plural of runaholic is runaholics.

Words near runaholic in the dictionary

  1. runabout
  2. runabouts
  3. runagate
  4. runagates
  5. runahead
  6. runaholic
  7. runaholics
  8. Runan
  9. runanga
  10. Runangan
  11. runangas

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