hoarder

3 definitions • 4 examples

someone who collects large amounts of something and keeps it for themselves, often in a secret place:

Senior officials blame hoarders for the food shortage.

someone who suffers from a mental condition that makes them want to keep a large number of things that are not needed or have no value:

He was one of those hoarders who can't throw anything away.

compulsive hoarder I soon realized the woman was a compulsive hoarder.

a person or organization that collects a lot of money or objects, sometimes secretly:

hoarders of gold and silver