kleptomaniac

noun

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as in klepto

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Recent Examples of kleptomaniac The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025 The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 Joined by a kleptomaniac fox (Awkwafina), a brusque pangolin (Ke Huy Quan) and a trio of ferocious little bunnies, Po sets out to defeat a sorcerer named the Chameleon (Viola Davis). — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support. — Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The book, which chronicles the exploits of a kinky kleptomaniac, has been optioned for the screen, but has stalled due to the strikes. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kleptomaniac
  1. klepto
  2. embezzler
  3. burglar
  4. thief
  5. pickpocket
  6. shoplifter
Noun
  • Companies currying favor have been replaced with those reacting to a climate of fear—of punishing lawsuits, of punitive regulatory reactions—fear that democracy is being replaced by a kind of klepto-feudalism.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The first trilogy borrowed greedily from Flash Gordon and Japanese samurai movies, and set a precedent for future klepto-cinema.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2017
Definition of klepto
Noun
  • To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of embezzler
Noun
  • More than a dozen North Shore businesses were left with an expensive mess to clean up on Thursday, after burglars broke into 16 stores and restaurants in north suburban Wilmette overnight.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Those men include three burglars and four accomplices, per Le Monde.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • As Ars’ Ashley Belanger reported recently, thieves have made off with more than $100 million in similar shipments since June.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The sweep focused on vehicles that are overwhelmingly targeted by thieves, according to a statement issued by the Howard County Police Department (HCPD).
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of thief
Noun
  • Viral videos over the summer appeared to show pickpockets targeting tourists near Palma, including older visitors near popular attractions, Fox News Digital previously reported.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • John Turturro stars in the awards hopeful, which revolves around a pickpocket master who struggles to keep up with the changing times — phones are trackable, wallets rarely have cash and guns are hiding in plain sight.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of pickpocket
Noun
  • An alleged shoplifter was shot and killed by police Wednesday outside Town Center at Cobb mall in Kennesaw, Georgia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The film is a surrealist heist-comedy starring Keke Palmer as Corvette, the leader of a crew of professional shoplifters who set their sights on a ruthless fashion mogul played by Demi Moore.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of shoplifter

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“Kleptomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kleptomaniac. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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