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Kleagle

Kleagle noun: a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan.

Noun

Kleagle (plural Kleagles)

  1. A recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan.
    • At last, when the tribute slackened, he motioned to his retainers to sweep up the treasure. Then he strode off to a near-by pavilion to consult with his attendant Kleagles, Cyclopses, and Titans.1984, John Henry Cary, Julius Weinberg, The Social Fabric: American life from 1607 to 1877

Forms of Kleagle

pluralKleagles

Origin of Kleagle

Blend of Klan + eagle?

Questions about Kleagle

What does Kleagle mean?
Kleagle means a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan.
What part of speech is Kleagle?
Kleagle is a noun.
What is the plural of Kleagle?
The plural of Kleagle is Kleagles.

Words near Kleagle in the dictionary

  1. Klazminskian
  2. klazomaniac
  3. klazomaniacs
  4. KLCC
  5. Kld.
  6. Kleagle
  7. Kleagles
  8. Klebba
  9. Klebbas
  10. klebelsbergite
  11. Kleberg

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