ALL meanings of pack-rat
pack-rat
P p - 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