kleagle

[ klee-guhl ]

noun

1. an official of the Ku Klux Klan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kleagle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; Kl(an) + eagle

Example Sentences

Hyde-Smith was supposed to be the safer choice, and here she is getting treated like a grand Kleagle.

From Fox News

Mr. Killen, who was known to be a Klan organizer or “Kleagle,” came under immediate suspicion.

From Washington Post

According to testimony in the 2005 murder trial, Killen served as a kleagle, or organizer, of the Klan in Neshoba County and helped set up a klavern, or local Klan group, in a nearby county.

From Washington Times

Prosecutors said as a "kleagle" or KKK organiser, he had assembled the murderous mob and instructed them how to dispose of the bodies, but was not at the murder scene itself.

From BBC

Mueller, the grand Kleagle of Washington, the Ku Klux Klan booked 18 trains for their march and rally.

From Washington Post