hoarder

Definition of hoardernext

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Recent Examples of hoarder And her grandmother was a straight-up hoarder, living in this hoard house. Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026 Weaver plays Grandma Helen, the matriarch of the family and mother of Gavin and Abbi’s deceased father, who was an obsessive hoarder. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025 His house has become borderline hoarder for several years. R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025 Plus, none other than Eartha Kitt has an absolutely film-stealing supporting role as local trash-hoarder, Old Lady Hackmore. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hoarder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarder
Noun
  • This will allow savers to keep their money gathered in one location while also being able to pay expenses, all while earning close to $4 for every $100 deposited.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • This idea contrasts with the notion that AI could be a money-saver as opposed to employing a legion of human staffers, who come with costly salaries, benefits, and PTO.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Any pack rat knows that the best wardrobes are beautiful pieces of furniture that hide the hellish contents within.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The salt mine is also pack rat Hollywood’s basement.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Francesca Fiorentini, a comedian and podcaster, compared Steyer to Charles Dickens’ fictional miser Ebenezer Scrooge.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Old misers working themselves into their graves, amassing money beyond what their lives require while lording power over others, were stock characters in nineteenth-century fiction.
    Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Hoarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarder. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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