Meanings
nounalco-holic (plural alco-holics)
plural alco-holics
- informalAn enthusiast of locomotives etc. built by the American Locomotive Company.
Origin
From ALCO + -holic, punningly on alcoholic.
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alco-holic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alco-holic
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“alco-holic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alco-holic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alco-holic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alco-holic.
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