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kleptomaniac

/ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/

kleptomaniac noun: one who steals compulsively.

Noun

kleptomaniac (plural kleptomaniacs)

  1. One who steals compulsively.
    • “A kleptomaniac,” I said. “Which means, if the term is not familiar to you, a chap who flits hither and thither pinching everything he can lay his hands on. [...] And if ever a man needed to be constantly under an eye, it's the above kleptomaniac. [...] He pinches things. Everything that isn't...1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VI and XII
    • The dear old room was just as I'd left it, nothing changed, and my first move, of course, was to procure another chair and give the top of the armoire the once-over. It was a set-back to find that the cow-creamer wasn't there. I suppose these kleptomaniacs know a thing or two and don't hide the...1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII

kleptomaniac meaning in Tamil

kleptomaniac in Tamil

One who steals compulsively
அணிச்சைத் திருடர் aṇiccait tiruṭar

Examples of kleptomaniac in a sentence

  • I suppose these kleptomaniacs know a thing or two and don't hide the loot in the obvious place.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:
  • The last line, adapted from Coleridge, reminds us that we are never such kleptomaniacs as in our juvenilia.2001, James Fenton, “Wilfred Owen's Juvenilia” (chapter 2), in The Strength of Poetry, Oxford University Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page...

Forms of kleptomaniac

pluralkleptomaniacs
alternative formcleptomaniac

Origin of kleptomaniac

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépt͏̌ō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klep-) + -maniac.

Words formed from kleptomaniac

Words that rhyme with kleptomaniac

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Questions about kleptomaniac

What does kleptomaniac mean?
Kleptomaniac means one who steals compulsively.
What is kleptomaniac in Tamil?
Kleptomaniac in Tamil is அணிச்சைத் திருடர் (aṇiccait tiruṭar). See Kleptomaniac meaning in Tamil.
How do you use kleptomaniac in a sentence?
I suppose these kleptomaniacs know a thing or two and don't hide the loot in the obvious place.
What part of speech is kleptomaniac?
Kleptomaniac is a noun.
How do you pronounce kleptomaniac?
Kleptomaniac is pronounced /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/.
What is the plural of kleptomaniac?
The plural of kleptomaniac is kleptomaniacs.

Words near kleptomaniac in the dictionary

  1. kleptography
  2. kleptogyny
  3. kleptohematophagy
  4. kleptolagnia
  5. kleptomania
  6. kleptomaniac
  7. kleptomaniacal
  8. kleptomaniacally
  9. kleptomaniacs
  10. kleptomanias
  11. kleptomnesia

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