Oniomaniac
[oh-nee-uh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] /ˌoʊ ni əˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə/
noun
1.
an uncontrollable desire to buy things.
noun
a passion or insane desire to buy things
Word Origin
Greek onios ‘for sale’
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