kleptomaniac

Or clep·to·ma·ni·ac

[klep-tuh-mey-nee-ak]

noun

Psychology.

1. a person who has kleptomania.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of kleptomania or a kleptomaniac.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kleptomaniac¹

First recorded in 1860–65; kleptomani(a) + -ac