kleptomaniac
One who steals compulsivelyOne who steals compulsively.
» Tom is a kleptomaniac.
Tom ist ein Kleptomane.
Том - клептоман.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who steals compulsively.
Kleptoman, Kleptomanin
клептома́нkleptomán, клептома́нкаkleptománka
- someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a kleptomaniac.
ruТом - клептоман. — marafon
deTom ist ein Kleptomane. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My neighbor is a kleptomaniac.
ruМой сосед клептоман. — Selena777
deMein Nachbar ist Kleptomane. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The kleptomaniac struggled with the protuberant loot.
I can't believe you didn't see the kleptomaniac toad in the topiary!
She's a kleptomaniac.
ruОна клептоманка. — marafon
deSie ist eine Kleptomanin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépt͏̌ō, ultimately fFrom Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépt͏̌ō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klep-) + -maniac.
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