hoarder

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Recent Examples of hoarder Bob Goodson, a notorious hoarder, had recently moved house. Christian Stadler, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Firefighters said the two-story duplex was showing smoke upon arrival, but first responders were not able to access the second floor because of the heat and smoke, as well as hoarder conditions inside the home. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Harker may have been spared because her hoarder mom, Ruth (Alicia Ruth), raised her without a father. Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 Back in November, Newsweek shared an article about a cat who was one of 50 rescued from a hoarder's home and in need of serious medical attention. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hoarder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarder
Noun
  • The pack rat, whose entire yard is filled with stuff — a total junkyard.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • After a brief hike through some scrub, Wall finds a creosote bush studded with holes at the roots — evidence of pack rats that will provide the snake with sustenance.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Noun
  • But as the legend grew, so did the myths — such as that of Comiskey being a miser, forcing his players to seek compensation through gamblers.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Julia Soares, an assistant professor of cognitive science at Mississippi State University, said this tendency aligns with the decades-old social science concept of the cognitive miser.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Hoarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarder. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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