hoarder
/ˈhɔɹdɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.
Example Sentences
- "A bill to demonetize existing French gold coinage has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies by Deputies Lenoir, Bouffandeau, and Eymond. The purpose is to force hoarders to bring out gold estimated at 4,000,000,000 francs which is still kept in hiding in spite of patriotic appeals to the owners to exchange it for notes."
- "Like many lonely people, he was an inveterate hoarder, making and surrounding himself with objects, barriers against the demands of human intimacy."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɔɹdɚ/
- British English: /ˈhɔːdə/