cataholic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English cataholic From cat + -aholic.
Meanings
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(informal) One who is extremely fond of cats.
Without the fur and purr, we wouldn't be the cataholics that we are today.
2000, Bob Walker & Frances Mooney, Crazy Cats, Andrews McMeel Publishing (2000), unnumbered page (acknowledgements)“Maybe I need to send you to House Cats Anonymous,” he teased. “Hello, my name is Jake and I'm a cataholic. I can't stop eating them alive.”
2007, Debra White Smith, Heather, Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 250:Where once only farmers and "cataholics" kept cats, today they are in all types of households, especially in homes with a history of dog-keeping and little knowledge of feline behavior.
2007, Bruce Fogle, If Your Cat Could Talk, DK Publishing, →ISBN, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cataholics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |