hoarder
- noun
- /ˈhɔrdər/
- My neighbor is a hoarder who keeps stacks of newspapers in every room.
- elderly hoarders
- most hoarders
- many hoarders
And my father was a hoarder and mentally ill.
- And my father was a hoarder and mentally ill.
- Apple, Microsoft, Google, these are all cash hoarders.
- Of course, most of us aren't hoarders, right?
- There's some scenes in there the deal with hoarders.
- So studies have been done looking at hoarders and if you categorise too narrowly.
- Moving on, our next question from summer, what is the best way to help and support a hoarder?
- Demetrius bibliophile slash OG data hoarder.
Examples
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Many hoarders themselves use such imagery to frame an understanding of their experience.
Academic text (2016) -
Lucky for you, Mr. Wallace is a data hoarder.
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You lot kept calling me a hoarder.
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You, my friend, are a hoarder.
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You are an emotional hoarder.
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And my father was a hoarder and mentally ill.
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I'm a bit of a hoarder.
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She's a bit of a hoarder, you could say.
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Yeah, my parents are hoarders.
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You're in real luck, because Aunt Bailey's a real hoarder.
Synonyms
A person who gathers and keeps special items like stamps
A person who keeps many things and does not like to throw them away
A person who often collects small old things other people discard
A person who buys and keeps many supplies for later
Antonyms
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hoarder comes from the old word hoard, which meant a 'hidden treasure' or 'store' people kept safe, plus -er meaning a person. So a hoarder is someone who collects and keeps many things, often hiding them because they fear running out.