klepht

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noun

An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

OriginGreek κλέφτης →
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Meanings

nounklepht (plural klephts)

plural klephts

  1. historicalAn anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

Origin

  1. Greekκλέφτης“thief”
  2. Englishklepht

From Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”).

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Translations

Greek κλέφτης
  • κλέφτης (kléftis)anti-Ottoman insurgent
Portuguese clefte
  • clefteanti-Ottoman insurgent
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APA

klepht. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klepht

MLA

“klepht.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klepht. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “klepht,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klepht.

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