"klepht" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: klephts [plural]
Etymology: From Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|κλέφτης||thief}} Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} klepht (plural klephts)
  1. (historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Tags: historical Derived forms: klephtic, klephtism Related terms: kleptomania Translations (anti-Ottoman insurgent): κλέφτης (kléftis) [masculine] (Greek), क्लेफ्त (klephta) [masculine] (Marathi), clefte (Portuguese)

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