different between minimalist vs packrat

English

Etymology

minimal +? -ist

Pronunciation

Adjective

minimalist (comparative more minimalist, superlative most minimalist)

1. Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum.

   I am sure such a minimalist style of furniture would never fit well with my packrat nature.

Translations

Noun

minimalist (plural minimalists)

1. One who believes in or seeks a minimal state; one who seeks to minimize or reduce to a minimum.

   He's a minimalist: when it comes to formal processes, the fewer the better.

Related terms

• minimalism

Translations

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• pack rat, pack-rat

Etymology

pack +? rat

Pronunciation

Noun

packrat (plural packrats)

1. Any of several species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, most commonly the bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea), that gather vegetation and other materials into shelters (middens).
2. One who tends to acquire various objects; one who collects, accumulates or has trouble throwing things away; a hoarder.

Translations

Verb

packrat (third-person singular simple present packrats, present participle packratting, simple past and past participle packratted)

1. (colloquial, transitive, intransitive) To hoard things.

Synonyms

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Anagrams

• Rat Pack, rat pack