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pack-rat

pack-rat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pak rat]
    • /pæk ræt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pak rat]
    • /pæk ræt/

Definitions of pack-rat word

  • verb with object pack-rat to save in the manner of a pack rat: I’m looking through the stuff my grandpa pack-ratted away in the attic. 1
  • noun pack-rat Also called trade rat, wood rat. a large, bushy-tailed rodent, Neotoma cinerea, of North America, noted for carrying off small articles to store in its nest. 1
  • noun pack-rat Informal. a person who saves things that are not needed or used but that may have personal or other value. 1
  • noun pack-rat Informal. an old prospector or guide. 1

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Origin of pack-rat

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pack-rat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pack-rat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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