"junkaholic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: junkaholics [plural]
Etymology: From junk + -aholic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|junk|aholic}} junk + -aholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} junkaholic (plural junkaholics)
  1. (informal) A person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-junkaholic-en-noun-Ni3x-3mD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -aholic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -aholic: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. (informal) One who consumes junk food in excess. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-junkaholic-en-noun-L8A8tPrQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hoarder, pack rat Related terms: disposophobia

Inflected forms

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