Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person who shops compulsively or very frequently.

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  • noun One who shops very frequently.
  • noun Common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania.

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  • noun a compulsive shopper

Etymologies

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shop + -holic

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Examples

  • Wed 05/12/10 12: 59 PM ill go see the movie coz im sure Hugh will deliver another good performance as he did in shopaholic and adam, ,and pls!!

    'Coach' trailer: Hugh Dancy is Hugh Grant, with believable athletic ability | EW.com 2009

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

  • My husband, a self-labeled "shopaholic", took much longer than I did to adjust to living in Mexico.

    Just wondering WHEN? 2005

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