關於Hoarder的意思和用法的提問

A: A "hoarder" is a person whose mental illness shows up as an inability to throw anything away. Their houses and apartments fill up with stuff they've accumulated over the years, and it makes for unsafe living conditions.

About a decade ago, there was a TV show called "Hoarders" that showcased some of these people, and others' efforts to assist them and clean up.

So, a "made for TV hoarder" is someone who has accumulated enough stuff to be dangerous.

The speaker may be exaggerating about Frank. He may have a messy house but not to a dangerous extent.

A: She kept everything and refused to get rid of anything, or she has a collection which is much too big taking up too much space in the home. It's an undesirable behavior. Sometimes people with OCD hoard.

A: A hoarder is a person who collects and keeps a lot of things, very often refusing to part with them.

A: A person who buys/collects A LOT of things for no reason than just to have it.

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A: A hoarder is a person who has an obsessive need to collect things, to a point where it makes their homes a dangerous place to live. A hoarder will keep useless things like old newspapers, rotten food and broken appliances because they think they may be needed one day. The hoarder's collection of things often becomes so large that it fills every space in their home.