filmaholic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felma- Proto-Germanic *filmīn- Old English filmen Middle English filme English film 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 filmaholic From film + -aholic.
Meanings
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(informal) A film enthusiast.
My father had been a dialogue-quoting filmaholic—an occupational hazard that drove my mother, and audiences, nuts.
2009, Karl Meade, chapter 2, in Odd Jobs, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| filmaholics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |