kleptomaniac

or clep·to·ma·ni·ac

[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-ak ]
/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ niˌæk /

noun Psychology.

a person who has kleptomania.

adjective

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

Origin of kleptomaniac

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

Words nearby kleptomaniac

Definition for cleptomaniacs (2 of 2)

cleptomania
[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun Psychology.

Origin of cleptomania

< Greek klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -mania

OTHER WORDS FROM cleptomania

clep·to·ma·ni·ac, noun

British Dictionary definitions for cleptomaniacs

cleptomania
/ (ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə, -ˈmeɪnjə) /

noun

a variant spelling of kleptomania

Derived forms of cleptomania

cleptomaniac, noun