pack rat
Example Sentences
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“My father was the biggest pack rat there ever was,” he said.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022
He had known that his mother, Sandy Quimby, a half-hour away in Eagle River, was a pack rat.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2020
I know where everything is, but I’m a pack rat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2020
He is a pack rat, and kept the original packaging.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019
It’s just some ancient pack rat who needs help getting rid of her shit.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
