klepht
[ kleft ]
/ klɛft /
noun
a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.
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1810–20; < Modern Greek kléphtēs, variant of Modern Greek, Greek kléptēs thief, rogue; see kleptomania
OTHER WORDS FROM klepht
kleph·tic, adjectiveWords nearby klepht
kleinhuisie, kleinian, kleist, klemperer, kleopatra, klepht, klepto, kleptocracy, kleptocrat, kleptocratic, kleptomania
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Example sentences from the Web for klepht
Meantime, the services of the notorious Klepht Achilles have been engaged.
The Casual Ward|A. D. GodleyThey say Rhangos is going to join the Turks, as many other klepht leaders have done.
In Greek Waters|G. A. HentyWhoever was not a klepht was the victim of some official extortioner.
He has taken the leadership of the coryphes, and now executes a dance which is called the "Klepht."
From the Oak to the Olive|Julia Ward Howe
British Dictionary definitions for klepht
klepht
/ (klɛft) /
noun
any of the Greeks who fled to the mountains after the 15th-century Turkish conquest of Greece and whose descendants survived as brigands into the 19th century
Derived forms of klepht
klephtic, adjectiveWord Origin for klepht
C19: from Modern Greek klephtēs, from Greek kleptēs thief
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