"kleptomaniac" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kleptomaniac.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kleptomaniacs [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪniæk Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépťō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klep-) + -maniac. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*klep-}}, {{der|en|grc|κλέπτω||I steal}} Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”), {{der|en|grk-pro|*klépťō}} Proto-Hellenic *klépťō, {{der|en|ine-pro|*klep-}} Proto-Indo-European *klep-, {{suffix|en||maniac}} + -maniac Head templates: {{en-noun}} kleptomaniac (plural kleptomaniacs)
  1. One who steals compulsively. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: cleptomaniac Derived forms: kleptomaniacal Related terms: klepto, kleptomania, maniac, -maniac Translations (One who steals compulsively): cleptòman [masculine] (Catalan), kleptoman [masculine] (Czech), kleptoman [common-gender] (Danish), kleptomaan [masculine] (Dutch), kleptomane [feminine] (Dutch), kleptomaan (Estonian), kleptomaani (Finnish), kleptomane [feminine, masculine] (French), Kleptoman [masculine] (German), Kleptomanin [feminine] (German), κλεπτομανής (kleptomanís) [masculine] (Greek), kleptomániás (Hungarian), cleptomane (Italian), kleptoman [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kleptoman [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), cleptomaníaco [masculine] (Portuguese), клептома́н (kleptomán) [masculine] (Russian), клептома́нка (kleptománka) [feminine] (Russian), cleptómano [masculine] (Spanish), kleptoman (Swedish), அணிச்சைத் திருடர் (aṇiccait tiruṭar) (Tamil)

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