klepto
/ˈklɛptoʊ/
noun
- A person who has a compulsive urge to steal; a kleptomaniac.
- The documentary followed the lives of several kleptos and their struggles with the urge to steal.
- She joked that her cat was a klepto because it kept stealing socks from the neighbors.
- The store caught a klepto trying to hide a watch in his sleeve.
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