"packrat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: packrats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} packrat (plural packrats)
  1. Alternative form of pack rat Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pack rat Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Cricetids
    Sense id: en-packrat-en-noun-9hSs2obi Disambiguation of People: 96 4 Disambiguation of Cricetids: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Verb

Forms: packrats [present, singular, third-person], packratting [participle, present], packratted [participle, past], packratted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} packrat (third-person singular simple present packrats, present participle packratting, simple past and past participle packratted)
  1. (colloquial, transitive, intransitive) To hoard things. Tags: colloquial, intransitive, transitive Categories (lifeform): Cricetids Synonyms: amass
    Sense id: en-packrat-en-verb-Eym1RLcH Disambiguation of Cricetids: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for packrat meaning in English (2.3kB)

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