kleptomaniac

or clep·to·ma·ni·ac

[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-ak ]

/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ niˌæk /

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noun Psychology.

a person who has kleptomania.

adjective

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

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Origin of kleptomaniac

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

Words nearby kleptomaniac

klepto, kleptocracy, kleptocrat, kleptocratic, kleptomania, kleptomaniac, klesha, kletterschuh, Kleve, klezmer, klick

How to use kleptomaniac in a sentence

Swift is a rhythmic and melodic kleptomaniac, and I mean that as the highest of compliments.
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’: Country’s Prodigal Daughter Creates the Best Pop Album of the Year|Marlow Stern|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One may be forgiven for wondering why she chose to move in—and stay for months—with a kleptomaniac roommate.
All the Happy/Sad Young Literary Women|Sarah Norris|June 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I knew a kleptomaniac, who got herself arrested more than once in the great shops of Paris for stealing various articles.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
Here was a little kleptomaniac whose weakness the mother was struggling to hide.
Initials Only|Anna Katharine Green

Another oddity with whom I was associated was a kleptomaniac.
Eighteen Months' Imprisonment|Donald Shaw
The kleptomaniac may be the most troublesome to the community; but is he more wicked than the others?
Not Guilty|Robert Blatchford
No thief, for example, is such an utter thief—so good a thief—as the kleptomaniac.
Life and Habit|Samuel Butler