klepto

[ klep-toh ]

noun

, plural klep·tos,

1. kleptomaniac.

Word History and Origins

Origin of klepto¹

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Example Sentences

I didn’t bother mentioning that I had manipulated the situation and that he now thought she was a klepto.

From Literature

It wasn’t trend forecasting, or klepto flossing or tea leaf browsing.

From Washington Post

At some point, this parasitic predecessor lost the klepto gene and gained another that enabled it to supply energy to its host, as mitochondria do today.

From Scientific American