hamster
noun
ham·ster
ˈham(p)-stər 
: any of a subfamily (Cricetinae) of small Old World rodents having very large cheek pouches
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The time away from tennis was to help her own mental health, which had suffered after several seasons on the hamster wheel that is the professional tennis tour.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Let it be said that a TV show genuinely focused on an immigrant stuck in New York City’s gig economy hamster wheel as he and his friends are targeted by a serial killer would be a better show than Dexter: Resurrection.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
It’s never explained how a hamster can talk, or whether or not these conversations that Buffy shares with Oscar are actually real.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
This situation somewhat like asking a pet hamster to stop eating their own poop as a way to cure a problem that doesn’t make any sense.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Let it be said that a TV show genuinely focused on an immigrant stuck in New York City’s gig economy hamster wheel as he and his friends are targeted by a serial killer would be a better show than Dexter: Resurrection.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
It’s never explained how a hamster can talk, or whether or not these conversations that Buffy shares with Oscar are actually real.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
This situation somewhat like asking a pet hamster to stop eating their own poop as a way to cure a problem that doesn’t make any sense.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Hamster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamster. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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hamster
noun
ham·ster
ˈham(p)-stər
: any of various small Old World rodents with a short tail and large cheek pouches
Medical Definition
hamster
noun
ham·ster
ˈham(p)-stər
: any of numerous Old World rodents (Cricetus or a related genus) having very large cheek pouches and including several used as laboratory animals
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