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

Example Sentences

Swift is a rhythmic and melodic kleptomaniac, and I mean that as the highest of compliments.

From The Daily Beast

One may be forgiven for wondering why she chose to move in—and stay for months—with a kleptomaniac roommate.

From The Daily Beast

I knew a kleptomaniac, who got herself arrested more than once in the great shops of Paris for stealing various articles.

From Project Gutenberg

Here was a little kleptomaniac whose weakness the mother was struggling to hide.

From Project Gutenberg

Another oddity with whom I was associated was a kleptomaniac.

From Project Gutenberg

The kleptomaniac may be the most troublesome to the community; but is he more wicked than the others?

From Project Gutenberg

No thief, for example, is such an utter thief—so good a thief—as the kleptomaniac.

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