"sleepaholic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleepaholics [plural]
Etymology: sleep + -aholic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleep|aholic}} sleep + -aholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleepaholic (plural sleepaholics)
  1. (informal) A person who loves sleeping or has a tendency to oversleep. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People, Sleep

Inflected forms

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