Definition of HOARDER

hoarder

Plural: hoarders

Noun

  • A person who accumulates and stores things.
  • a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
  • One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

Examples

  • As a strategic hoarder, she always saved her high-value letters for optimal plays in Scrabble.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

pack rat

Scrabble Score: 11

hoarder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hoarder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hoarder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

hoarder: valid Words With Friends Word