moneyholic

English

Etymology

From money +‎ -holic.

Noun

moneyholic (plural moneyholics)

1. (informal) A person obsessed with making and/or spending money.
   • 1982, James E. Kilgore, Dollars & Sense: Family Strength Through Financial Education, Abingdon, →ISBN, page 74:

     Bullish Ben was as close to being a "moneyholic" as I have ever known. His only goal in life seemed to be making money.

   • 2002, Ron Gallen, The Money Trap: A Practical Program to Stop Self-defeating Financial Habits So You Can Reclaim Your Grip on Life, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 57:

     The long bull market of the nineties gave rise to an enormous increase in individuals owning stock and making their own investment decisions and has bred a whole new generation of moneyholics.

   • 2010, Nikki Atkinson, The Shrewd Christian: You Can't Have It All, But You Can Have More Than Enough, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 35:

     Okay, time for the financial confessions of a repentant financial sinner: I am a recovering moneyholic.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:moneyholic.