defalcator
- noun
- /ˌdɛfəˈkeɪtər/
- Formal
:
malversador
- The accountant was exposed as a defalcator after several irregularities were discovered in the firm's records.
Examples
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As a notorious defalcator, she was prosecuted for siphoning off thousands from the charity.
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Internal controls are designed to detect any defalcator before significant losses occur.
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A defalcator can cause serious harm.
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The defalcator was caught stealing from the company.
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As a notorious defalcator, she was prosecuted for siphoning off thousands from the charity.
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The accountant was exposed as a defalcator after several irregularities were discovered in the firm's records.
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Internal controls are designed to detect any defalcator before significant losses occur.
Synonyms
153
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
51
6.5
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
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9.1
A person who tricks others to get their money or things
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5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
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7.4
A person who takes money they were trusted with, often from their employer
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7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
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9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
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9.9
A person who steals money or property trusted to them
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who takes money unfairly by accepting bribes
A person who illegally takes other people's things
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defalcator comes from Latin parts de- meaning 'away' and falx meaning 'sickle' or 'to cut'. Think of it as 'cutting away' money someone was trusted to keep, so a defalcator is a person who secretly takes that money.