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kleptomaniac

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry
klep·to·ma·ni·ac /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniæk/ (also klepto /ˈkleptəʊ $ -toʊ/ informal) noun [countable]  MPsomeone suffering from kleptomania 有盗窃癖的人,偷窃狂
Examples from the Corpus
kleptomaniacOkay, so I was looking for a politically active, fat, drunk kleptomaniac.She must be some kind of kleptomaniac -- she can't go into a bar without coming out with a stack of glasses.For about the hundredth time, I cursed whatever kleptomaniac curmudgeon had walked off the train with my bag.
klep·to·ma·ni·ac nounChineseSyllable
kleptomania Corpus someone from suffering


kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniæk/ (also klep‧to /ˈkleptəʊ $ -toʊ/ informal) noun [countable]
someone suffering from kleptomania