Infomaniac

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is very keen to acquire information. informal

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From info + -maniac.

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