klepht

English

Etymology

From Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”).

Noun

klepht (plural klephts)

1. (historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

Derived terms

• klephtic
• klephtism

Related terms

• kleptomania

Translations

anti-Ottoman insurgent

• Greek: κλέφτης (el) m (kléftis)
• Marathi: क्लेफ्त m (klephta)
• Portuguese: clefte

Further reading

• klepht on Wikipedia.Wikipedia