Definitions for hoarder

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hoardhɔrd, hoʊrd

  1. (n.)a supply or accumulation hidden or carefully guarded for preservation or future use:

    a hoard of money; a hoard of food.

  2. (v.t.)to accumulate a hoard of.

  3. (v.i.)to accumulate a hoard.

Origin of hoard:

bef. 900; ME hord(e), OE hord, c. OHG hort, ON hodd, Go huzd treasure; akin to hide1, hide2

hoard′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hoarder(noun)

    a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

Wiktionary

  1. hoarder(Noun)

    One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores.

  2. Origin: From hoard + -er.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hoarder(noun)

    one who hoards


Translations for hoarder

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

hoarder(noun)

to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret

His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.

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