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ergophile

/ˈɜːɡəfaɪl/noun

उच्चारण अर्गफ़ाइल

कर्मप्रिय, काम से प्रेम करने वाला

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC Selection Post Phase 13 2025SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    [C] rare

    a person who loves to work

    कर्मप्रिय, काम से प्रेम करने वाला

    • An ergophile like her rarely takes a holiday.
    • Anyone who calls himself an ergophile will happily work on a Sunday.
    • The boss is an ergophile who answers emails at midnight.
    + 2 more examples
    • My uncle is an ergophile and has never taken a long holiday.
    • Being an ergophile is fine, but you must also rest.

    Synonyms workaholic hard worker toiler

    Opposite idler sluggard loafer ergophobe

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

workaholic hard worker toiler

Antonyms

idler sluggard loafer ergophobe

AaSpelling

er·go·phile

⌂Word origin and word building

Ergo- means work (as in ergonomics), -phile means lover (bibliophile, Anglophile).

Ergo- का अर्थ काम (ergonomics की तरह), -phile का अर्थ प्रेमी (bibliophile, Anglophile)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who loves work is an ergophile or workaholic; one who has an extreme fear or hatred of work an ergophobe; a lazy person a sluggard or idler.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: काम से प्रेम करने वाला ergophile या workaholic; काम से अत्यधिक डर या घृणा करने वाला ergophobe; आलसी व्यक्ति sluggard या idler।