hoarder

Meaning

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

Frequency

37k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔɹdɚ/
Etymology

In summary

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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