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Type Words
Synonyms bushytail woodrat, neotoma cinerea, pack rat, trade rat
Type of wood rat, wood-rat
Has types neotoma fuscipes, dusky-footed woodrat
Type Words
Type of aggregator, collector

Examples of packrat

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Time was, I was known as the print packrat of any newsroom I happened to inhabit.
From the charlotteobserver.com
I will admit, I am a packrat with a three-car garage that I can't get any cars into.
From the ocregister.com
I have eight rescued cats,a packrat and a 100 year old desert tortoise named Speedy.
From the theargus.co.uk
You've maybe even wondered yourself if you're just a packrat or a full-blown hoarder.
From the chron.com
He was a packrat and filled his homes and warehouses with his collections.
From the orlandosentinel.com
An admitted packrat, Spinks has various collections throughout her home.
From the kentucky.com
A professed packrat, Mr. Ellingson keeps some of the most prized possessions to himself.
From the nytimes.com
Ida became a packrat and couldn't help saving what she could.
From the cnn.com
Not a hoarding packrat, although I save oodles of stuff.
From the kansas.com
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