klepto

See also: klepto-

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛptoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛptəʊ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛptəʊ

Adjective

klepto (comparative more klepto, superlative most klepto)

1. (slang) Of or pertaining to an individual who suffers from kleptomania.

Noun

klepto (plural kleptos)

1. (slang) A kleptomaniac.

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Noun

klepto

1. one who steals compulsively; a kleptomaniac