Klepto Definition
klĕptō
noun
A person who has a compulsion to steal; a kleptomaniac.
American Heritage
(slang) A kleptomaniac.
Wiktionary
prefix
Forming compound words having the sense of "theft", "thief", "stealing".
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Other Word Forms of Klepto
Noun
Singular:
klepto
Plural:
kleptosOrigin of Klepto
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Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek κλέπτης (kleptēs, “thief”), κλέπτω (kleptō, “steal”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)klep- (“to steal”). Cognate with Gothic (hlifan, “to steal”), Gothic (hliftus, “thief”).
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