packrat

A noun referring to a person who collects and hoards a large variety of often useless or miscellaneous objects, or to a bushy-tailed rodent of the genus Neotoma native to western North America, known for hoarding food and other items.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее человека, который собирает и накапливает большое количество часто бесполезных или разнообразных предметов, или пушистохвостого грызуна рода Neotoma, обитающего на западе Северной Америки, известного своим накоплением еды и других вещей.

1. Hoarding person B2 informal american

   A person who collects and stores a large number of often useless or trivial items.

   • My grandfather is a real packrat; he never throws away old newspapers.
   • She's become a bit of a packrat, keeping every receipt from the past decade.
   • Being a packrat, his garage is filled with boxes of random junk.

   🇷🇺Плюшкин

   Synonyms: accumulatorcollectorhoardermagpiesquirrel

   Antonyms: minimalist

2. Rodent species C1 formal american scientific

   A bushy-tailed rodent of the genus Neotoma, native to western North America, known for gathering and storing food and other objects.

   • The packrat built its nest using twigs, leaves, and shiny objects it found.
   • Packrats are known for their habit of collecting and hoarding various items.
   • A packrat's den can contain a surprising assortment of natural and man-made materials.

   🇷🇺Вид грызунов

   Synonyms: pack rattrade ratwood rat

• packrats plural form
• packrats' possessive plural form
• packrat's possessive singular form