Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who has a compulsion to steal; a kleptomaniac.
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- noun slang a
kleptomaniac
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Examples
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Carolina, if the stolen mink story is true, would Lindsay run the risk of becoming known as the klepto carjacker?
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I recommend visiting these swanky noun shops, even if you're not a klepto like me.
Melissa Broder: Grand Theft Poetics Melissa Broder 2010
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But if the president and his party need to focus their efforts, the Republicans already know what they want to accomplish: They're committed to restoring the klepto-plutocracy that continues to plunder the economy.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Breaking the Silence: FCIC Report Brings the Focus Back to Wall Street RJ 2011
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But if the president and his party need to focus their efforts, the Republicans already know what they want to accomplish: They're committed to restoring the klepto-plutocracy that continues to plunder the economy.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Breaking the Silence: FCIC Report Brings the Focus Back to Wall Street RJ 2011
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But if the president and his party need to focus their efforts, the Republicans already know what they want to accomplish: They're committed to restoring the klepto-plutocracy that continues to plunder the economy.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Breaking the Silence: FCIC Report Brings the Focus Back to Wall Street RJ 2011
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I recommend visiting these swanky noun shops, even if you're not a klepto like me.
Melissa Broder: Grand Theft Poetics Melissa Broder 2010
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I recommend visiting these swanky noun shops, even if you're not a klepto like me.
Melissa Broder: Grand Theft Poetics Melissa Broder 2010
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He was not only giddy like an overgrown teenager, he was also a clever klepto.
Oscar Raymundo: Chaka Khan, Andy Cohen, and Alan Cumming Celebrate amfAR's 25th Anniversary at Ken Fulk's Studio Oscar Raymundo 2011
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I recommend visiting these swanky noun shops, even if you're not a klepto like me.
Melissa Broder: Grand Theft Poetics Melissa Broder 2010
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But if the president and his party need to focus their efforts, the Republicans already know what they want to accomplish: They're committed to restoring the klepto-plutocracy that continues to plunder the economy.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Breaking the Silence: FCIC Report Brings the Focus Back to Wall Street RJ 2011
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