pack rat
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Salamon, 68, is a journalist, author and self-described pack rat.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021
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
He is a pack rat, and kept the original packaging.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019
“A pack rat is indiscriminate, and I don’t hoard things,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2018
He was a regular pack rat, though smaller.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
