plural hoarders
: a person or animal that hoards
We love shopping, and logically so: we're planners and hoarders, and by stocking up on available goods now, we can weather lean times tomorrow.—
Natalie Angier
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specifically
: a person with hoarding disorder
She is someone who buys too much and doesn't throw anything away, even as the stuff piles up and impedes normal life—the textbook definition of a hoarder. —Steven Kurutz
Steven Kurutz Most hoarders … know that their behavior is socially unacceptable and as a result actively conceal it from others. —Sandra G. Boodman
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
Harker may have been spared because her hoarder mom, Ruth (Alicia Ruth), raised her without a father.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 12 July 2024
These lunar babes change their attitude daily, collect meaningful items (Mr. Heckles is a hoarder) and protect their dwellings at any cost.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
That started way back in childhood in your parent’s hoarder home.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Hoarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoarder. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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hoarder
noun
hoard·er
ˈhȯrd-ər 
: a person affected with hoarding disorder
Most hoarders … know that their behavior is socially unacceptable and as a result actively conceal it from others.—Sandra G. Boodman
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