Meanings
nouninfomaniac (plural infomaniacs)
plural infomaniacs
- informalA 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 51 more example
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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Rhymes with infomaniac
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