"Wikiholic" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌwɪkɪˈhɒlɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wikiholic.wav Forms: Wikiholics [plural]
Etymology: From wiki + -holic. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wiki|-holic}} wiki + -holic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wikiholic (plural Wikiholics)
  1. (wiki jargon) Someone who is addicted to editing Wikipedia or another wiki. Categories (topical): People, Wiki Synonyms: wikiholic Related terms: Wikiholism, Wikipediholism, editcountitis, wiki crack Translations (person who devotes lots of time to a wiki-based project): wikiholiker (Danish), wikiholisme (Danish), vikihoolik (Estonian), ვიკიჰოლიკი (viḳiholiḳi) (Georgian), ウィキ中毒者 (wiki chūdokusha) (Japanese), викиго́лик (vikigólik) [masculine] (Russian), wikihólico [masculine] (Spanish), wikihólica [feminine] (Spanish), вікіго́лік (vikihólik) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вікіголі́чка (vikiholíčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "person who devotes lots of time to a wiki-based project",
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      "sense": "person who devotes lots of time to a wiki-based project",
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      "word": "ვიკიჰოლიკი"
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      "word": "ウィキ中毒者"
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