pack rat
Example Sentences
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A known pack rat, Trump travels often, throws papers and news clips in cardboard boxes and sometimes instructs that boxes be brought along when he travels.
From Washington Post
“You can say this bird was a little bit of a pack rat,” Castro said as he sifted through acorns.
From Washington Post
A longtime adviser who still sees Trump regularly described him as a “pack rat” and a “hoarder.”
From Washington Post
“My father was the biggest pack rat there ever was,” he said.
From New York Times
Agents were told that Trump was a pack rat who had been personally overseeing his collection of White House records since even before leaving Washington and had been reluctant to return anything.
From Washington Post
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