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HOARDER

• HOARDER (noun)
The noun HOARDER has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: HOARDER used as a noun is very rare.

• HOARDER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hoarder" is a kind of...):

saver (someone who saves (especially money))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hoarder"):

magpie; pack rat; scavenger (someone who collects things that have been discarded by others)

miser (a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably))

churl; niggard; scrooge; skinflint (a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend)

penny pincher (someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it))

"Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."
(English proverb)
"Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
(William Congreve)
"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
(American proverb)
"Every little pot has a fitting lid."
(Dutch proverb)

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