klepto

Other forms: kleptos

Definitions of klepto
  1. noun
    someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
    synonyms: kleptomaniac
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    type of:
    appropriator
    someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
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