embezzler

embezzler

English

Etymology

embezzle +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əmˈbɛzləɹ/

Noun

embezzler (plural embezzlers)

1. 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.

   • 2003, Will and Grace (TV, episode 5.23)

     At the time, I was deeply involved with the handsome embezzler who led a major telecom company into bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• peculator

Translations

one who steals money they have been trusted with

Irish: cúigleálaí m Latin: pecūlātor m, āversor m Norwegian: Bokmål: underslager m Nynorsk: underslagar m

Russian: казнокра́д (ru) m (kaznokrád), растра́тчик (ru) m (rastrátčik) Spanish: malversador (es) m Swedish: förskingrare (sv) c Tagalog: manlulustay