klepht
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
klepht /klɛft/
▶noun
- 1 a Greek independence fighter, especially one who fought the Turks in the 15th century.
- 2 historical a Greek brigand or bandit.
– origin from mod. Gk klephtēs, from Gk kleptēs ‘thief’.
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