kleptomaniac

Variant of kleptomania

kleptomania definition

klepto·ma·nia (klep′tō mā′nē ə, -tə-)

noun

an abnormal, persistent impulse or tendency to steal, not prompted by need

Etymology: ModL < Gr kleptēs, thief (< IE base *klep-, to hide, steal > L clepere, Goth hlifan, to steal) + -mania

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