"caraholic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caraholics [plural]
Etymology: car + -aholic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|car|aholic}} car + -aholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} caraholic (plural caraholics)
  1. (informal) A person who is addicted to driving or collecting cars. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Automobiles, People

Inflected forms

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