Definitions for kleptomaniac-niˌæk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
klep•to•ma•ni•aˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə(n.)
a compulsion to steal having no relation to need or the monetary value of the object.
Category: Psychiatry
Origin of kleptomania:
1820–30; < Gk klépt(ēs) thief, or klépt(ein) to steal +-o-+ -mania
klep`to•ma′ni•ac`-niˌæk(n.; adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
kleptomaniac(noun)
someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
Wiktionary
kleptomaniac(Noun)
One who steals compulsively.
Webster Dictionary
Kleptomaniac(noun)
a person affected with kleptomania
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