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noun
One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pack rat
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saver
Narrower terms: magpie, scavenger, pack rat, miser, niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl, penny pincher
History
From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er.
Across languages
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