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
CrawfordKRAW-fərdEnglish
Ricard-Catalan
AleidAH-lietDutch
Athol-Scottish
Torborg-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Urbain-French