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hoarder

hoard
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrd, hohrd]
    • /hɔrd, hoʊrd/
    • /hɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrd, hohrd]
    • /hɔrd, hoʊrd/

Definitions of hoarder word

  • noun hoarder a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver. 1
  • verb with object hoarder to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage. 1
  • verb without object hoarder to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc. 1
  • noun hoarder A person who hoards things. 1
  • noun hoarder person who keeps or collects sth 1

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Origin of hoarder

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hord(e), Old English hord; cognate with Old Norse hodd, Old High German hort, Gothic huzd treasure; see hide1, hide2

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Parts of speech for Hoarder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hoarder popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hoarder usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hoarder

noun hoarder

  • stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
  • tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
  • harpy — Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
  • scrooge — Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
  • churl — a surly ill-bred person

Antonyms for hoarder

noun hoarder

  • spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
  • waster — a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
  • wastrel — a wasteful person; spendthrift.
  • spenderStephen, 1909–96, English poet and critic.

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