kleptomaniac

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive

Word Origin

kleptomaniac (n.)
1861; see kleptomania.

Example

1. The vicious kleptomaniac was eventually overthrown after losing his cold war sponsors in the west .

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