pack rat

or packrat

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pack rat ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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.

Informal. a person who saves things that are not needed or used but that may have personal or other value.

Informal. an old prospector or guide.

Origin of pack rat

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby pack rat

packing plant, pack it in, packman, pack off, pack of lies, pack rat, pack rolling, packsack, packsaddle, pack shot, pack them in

Definition for pack rat (2 of 2)

pack-rat

or pack·rat

[ pak-rat ]

/ ˈpækˌræt /

verb (used with object), pack-rat·ted, pack-rat·ting.Informal.

to save in the manner of a pack rat: I’m looking through the stuff my grandpa pack-ratted away in the attic.

Example sentences from the Web for pack rat

The pack-rat ran back to its hole and made its exit without loss of time, but Clarice sobbed aloud in hysterical fear.
Hope Hathaway|Frances Parker
Then either the pack-rat reformed into a trade-rat, or else he sold out his claim to a trade-rat.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason
A pack-rat dont care a peg whether he can use an article or not; all he asks is the privilege of totin it about somewhere.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason
A pack-rat is about three times as big as a barn rat, an fifteen times as energetic.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason

British Dictionary definitions for pack rat

pack rat

noun

any rat of the genus Neotoma, of W North America, having a long tail that is furry in some species: family CricetidaeAlso called: wood rat

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pack rat
释义	pack rat or packrat SEE SYNONYMS FOR pack rat ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. Informal. a person who saves things that are not needed or used but that may have personal or other value. Informal. an old prospector or guide. Origin of pack rat First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby pack rat packing plant, pack it in, packman, pack off, pack of lies, pack rat, pack rolling, packsack, packsaddle, pack shot, pack them in Definition for pack rat (2 of 2) pack-rat or pack·rat [ pak-rat ] / ˈpækˌræt / verb (used with object), pack-rat·ted, pack-rat·ting.Informal. to save in the manner of a pack rat: I’m looking through the stuff my grandpa pack-ratted away in the attic. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pack rat The pack-rat ran back to its hole and made its exit without loss of time, but Clarice sobbed aloud in hysterical fear. Hope Hathaway\|Frances Parker Then either the pack-rat reformed into a trade-rat, or else he sold out his claim to a trade-rat. Friar Tuck\|Robert Alexander Wason A pack-rat dont care a peg whether he can use an article or not; all he asks is the privilege of totin it about somewhere. Friar Tuck\|Robert Alexander Wason A pack-rat is about three times as big as a barn rat, an fifteen times as energetic. Friar Tuck\|Robert Alexander Wason British Dictionary definitions for pack rat pack rat noun any rat of the genus Neotoma, of W North America, having a long tail that is furry in some species: family CricetidaeAlso called: wood rat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pack rat collector, squirrel, accumulator, gatherer, hoarder, magpie, saver
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pack rat

or packrat

noun

Origin of pack rat

Words nearby pack rat

Definition for pack rat (2 of 2)

or pack·rat

verb (used with object), pack-rat·ted, pack-rat·ting.Informal.

Example sentences from the Web for pack rat

British Dictionary definitions for pack rat

noun

Words related to pack rat