hoarder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔɹdɚ/ /ˈhoɹdɚ/ /ˈhɔːdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hoarder.wav

Word forms

hoarder hoarders

Etymology

From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er.

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