embezzler
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embezzler
- /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/ US
- /ɪm-/ US
Where it comes from
From embezzle + -er.
noun embezzlers
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One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
1667, Samuel Pepys, Diary
It appears that Hogg is the eeriest rogue, the most observable embezzler, that ever was known.
Similar: peculator
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noun one who steals money they have been trusted with
| Español | malversador, presupuestívoro |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | tapeli |
| Português | estelionatário |
| Deutsch | Veruntreuer, Veruntreuerin |
| Русский | казнокра́д kaznokrád, растра́тчик rastrátčik |
Talk about this word "embezzler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embezzler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embezzler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embezzler "embezzler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embezzler.Cite this
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title = {embezzler},
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