pack rat



pack rat

A person who collects and hoards worthless items. Primarily heard in US. My old roommate was such a pack rat that, after six months, I could barely walk through the living room without tripping over his collection of junk.
See also: pack, rat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnott['a:nət]
EloiseEL-o-eez, el-o-EEZEnglish
UskoOOS-koFinnish
Pamela['pæmilə]
UllaOOL-lah (Finnish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
Kolab-Khmer