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hoarder

hoar·der

UK/ˈhɔːdə/ US/ˈhɔɹdɚ/ rare

noun

1.

a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

Origin

From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er.

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