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pack rat

 
–noun
1. Also called trade rat. a large, bushy-tailed rodent, Neotoma cinerea, of North America, noted for carrying off small articles to store in its nest.
2. Informal.
a. a person who collects, saves, or hoards useless small items.
b. an old prospector or guide.
Origin:
1840–50
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pack rat  
n.  

  1. Any of various small North American rodents of the genus Neotoma that collect in or around their nests a great variety of small objects. Also called trade rat, wood rat.

  2. Western U.S. A petty thief.

  3. Informal A collector or accumulator of miscellaneous objects.

trade rat  
n.  See pack rat.
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