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infomaniac en · NOUN

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Etymology

From info + -maniac.

Meanings

1. (informal) A person who is very keen to acquire information.
   • Network television administers maintenance doses throughout the day, while CNN and kid sibling Headline News, among others, service hard-core infomaniacs. 2011, J. D. Smith, Dowsing and Science: Essays, page 5:
   • Infomaniacs believe that if they can control the knowledge around them, they will profit. But more often the opposite occurs, and infomaniacs unwittingly defeat themselves. 2008, Zachary Shore, Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions, page 128:

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