noun
- Plural of kleagle; officers or recruiters in the Ku Klux Klan responsible for organizing and recruiting members in local areas.
Usage: historical; offensive; typically used in historical or academic contexts discussing the KKK
Examples
- Historical records document the activities of kleagles who recruited members throughout the South during the 1920s.
- The kleagles held meetings to expand the organization's membership in their respective regions.
- Scholars studying the KKK have examined the roles that kleagles played in spreading the group's influence.