One who has compulsive desire to steal
One who has compulsive desire to steal is called?
- Pilferer
- Poacher
- Plagiarist
- Kleptomaniac
Answer: Kleptomaniac
Kleptomania, or compulsive stealing, is a rare but serious mental health disorder that involves an urge to steal with no economic motive and an inability to control that urge. A Kleptomaniac (a person with kleptomania) steals items for the sake of stealing, not because they need or want the items or because they cannot afford to buy them.
Pilferer – (noun) a thief who steals without using violence.
Poacher – (noun) someone who catches and kills animals illegally.
Plagiarist – (noun) a person who uses another person’s ideas or work and pretends that it is their own.
