Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Any of several species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, but most commonly the bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea).
- n. One who tends to acquire various objects; one who collects, accumulates or has trouble throwing things away.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America, especially Neotoma cinerea, which hoard food and other objects in their nests.
- n. Informal A person who habitually saves items, even those unlikely to be useful.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
- n. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
- n. a collector of miscellaneous useless objects
- n. any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
Examples
“I see a smooth-tailed rat, but what I'm used to calling a packrat has a bushy tail, so I got out my mammal book.”
“So are your rats just wannabe packrats inhabiting old nests, or are you just using "packrat" as a sort of vernacular?”
“My mom calls her a "packrat" which means she never throws anything away.”
“I would take them for walks, take them to lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant, and would help clean up their condo and, later, their room at an assisted living home, something that had to be done frequently as my grandma's condition increasingly turned her into a packrat.”
The Huffington Post: Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: Hereafter -- Death, American Style
“What you see above is onlyPART of the catch of ONE day: a packrat, a ground squirrel, a bird (she ate it, what you seeon that piece of white paper iswhat she left – oneleg), and a rabbit.”
“And if you're not a packrat, there are other ways you can help:”
“Ever since the show started, I've been a packrat, though, making sure to keep everything for a shoebox session that I will someday have with myself.”
The Huffington Post: Emma, The Emma Edition: Let's Get Mortified
“I have a 2 door havahart squirrel trap and ive caught fourteen squirrels, a oppossum, and a packrat. almost caught a oppossum in it today but my dogs got to it before i did.”
“I'm a bit of a packrat when it comes to saving these reflections.”
“Is it so terrible to whack a packrat with a stick?”
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