"shopoholic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shopoholics [plural]
Etymology: shop + -oholic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shop|oholic}} shop + -oholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} shopoholic (plural shopoholics)
  1. Alternative form of shopaholic Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shopaholic
    Sense id: en-shopoholic-en-noun-IqJQhg9M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oholic

Inflected forms

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