klepht

[ kleft ]

/ klɛft /

noun

a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.

Origin of klepht

1810–20; <Modern Greek kléphtēs, variant of Modern Greek, Greek kléptēs thief, rogue; see kleptomania

OTHER WORDS FROM klepht

klephtic, adjective

Words nearby klepht

kleinhuisie, Kleinian, Kleist, Klemperer, Kleopatra, klepht, klepto, kleptocracy, kleptocrat, kleptocratic, kleptomania

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Example sentences from the Web for klepht

Meantime, the services of the notorious Klepht Achilles have been engaged.
The Casual Ward|A. D. Godley
They say Rhangos is going to join the Turks, as many other klepht leaders have done.
In Greek Waters|G. A. Henty
Whoever was not a klepht was the victim of some official extortioner.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
He has taken the leadership of the coryphes, and now executes a dance which is called the "Klepht."
From the Oak to the Olive|Julia Ward Howe

British Dictionary definitions for klepht

klepht

/ (klɛft) /

noun

any of the Greeks who fled to the mountains after the 15th-century Turkish conquest of Greece and whose descendants survived as brigands into the 19th century

Derived forms of klepht

klephtic, adjective

Word Origin for klepht

C19: from Modern Greek klephtēs, from Greek kleptēs thief

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单词	klepht
释义	klepht [ kleft ] / klɛft / noun a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla. Origin of klepht 1810–20; <Modern Greek kléphtēs, variant of Modern Greek, Greek kléptēs thief, rogue; see kleptomania OTHER WORDS FROM klepht klephtic, adjective Words nearby klepht kleinhuisie, Kleinian, Kleist, Klemperer, Kleopatra, klepht, klepto, kleptocracy, kleptocrat, kleptocratic, kleptomania Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for klepht Meantime, the services of the notorious Klepht Achilles have been engaged. The Casual Ward\|A. D. Godley They say Rhangos is going to join the Turks, as many other klepht leaders have done. In Greek Waters\|G. A. Henty Whoever was not a klepht was the victim of some official extortioner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various He has taken the leadership of the coryphes, and now executes a dance which is called the "Klepht." From the Oak to the Olive\|Julia Ward Howe British Dictionary definitions for klepht klepht / (klɛft) / noun any of the Greeks who fled to the mountains after the 15th-century Turkish conquest of Greece and whose descendants survived as brigands into the 19th century Derived forms of klepht klephtic, adjective Word Origin for klepht C19: from Modern Greek klephtēs, from Greek kleptēs thief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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