noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who peculates; an embezzler.
2. 2
   someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boostercon mancrookdefalcatorembezzlerembezzler

Etymology

From Latin pecūlātor (“embezzler”), from Latin pecūlor (“I embezzle”), from Latin pecūlium (“private property”).

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