pack rat
Example Sentences
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A known pack rat, Trump travels often, throws papers and news clips in cardboard boxes and sometimes instructs that boxes be brought along when he travels.
From Washington Post β Mar. 18, 2023
He is a pack rat, and kept the original packaging.
From The New Yorker β Jul. 22, 2019
“A pack rat is indiscriminate, and I don’t hoard things,” he said.
From Washington Times β Nov. 9, 2018
A professed pack rat, Annette left her home of 67 years filled with old documents and clothes that a fashion conservator looks at as clues to her life.
From New York Times β Sep. 27, 2018
He was a regular pack rat, though smaller.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
