hamsteren

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɑmˀsd̥ɐɐn]

hamsteren

1. definite singular of hamster

1916 or 1917. Borrowed from German hamstern, inspired by the way hamsters use their cheek pouches to keep food for later use. Older dictionaries tend to stress the secrecy or illegality of the act. Equivalent to hamster +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑm.stə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ham‧ste‧ren

hamsteren

1. (transitive, intransitive) to hoard (e.g. food, supplies), typically for emergencies

   Italianen hamsteren pasta, Nederlanders wiet en Amerikanen machinegeweren.

   Italians hoard pasta, Dutch people [hoard] weed and Americans [hoard] machine guns.

   De winkel is vol hamsterende bejaarden.

   The shop is full of hoarding elderly people.

• hamsteraar

Borrowed from German hamstern.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmstəʁən/

hamsteren (third-person singular present hamstert, past participle gehamstert, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to hoard

hamsteren m

1. definite singular of hamster

hamsteren m

1. definite singular of hamster