How to pronounce“hamster”in English
IPA/ˈhæm(p)stə/
Syllablesham·ster
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noun
Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
“The hamster stuffed his puffy cheeks with food.”
noun
Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
Synonyms:syrian hamster
verb
To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
“Probably the city government knew that without that hamstering half the city would starve and they somehow got the police to lay off. It was in the little stinky one-horse towns that you had all the trouble.”
Synonyms:stash