hoarder
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hoarder
- /ˈhɔɹdɚ/ US
- /ˈhoɹdɚ/ US
- /ˈhɔːdə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er.
noun hoarders
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One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.
A bill to demonetize existing French gold coinage has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies by Deputies Lenoir, Bouffandeau, and Eymond. The purpose is to force hoarders to bring out gold estimated at 4,000,000,000 francs which is still kept in hiding in spite of patriotic appeals to the owners
Similar: pack rat
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noun one who hoards
| Español | acumulador, acumulador compulsivo, afecto del síndrome de Diógenes |
|---|---|
| Português | acumulador |
| Français | collectionneur |
| Deutsch | Messie |
| Italiano | incettatore, accaparratore, accaparratrice |
| Русский | скопидом skopidom, плюшкин pljuškin |
| עברית | אוגר oger |
Talk about this word "hoarder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hoarder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hoarder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hoarder "hoarder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hoarder.Cite this
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