embezzler
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7.4
- noun
- /ɪmˈbɛzlər/
:
malversador
- After reviewing the financial records, they discovered that the treasurer was an embezzler who had been siphoning money for years.
- suspected embezzler
- convicted embezzler
- embezzlers and thieves
Both the criminal and the victim can feel wealthy, as the embezzler has his gain and the man who's been embezzled so far feels no loss.
- Both the criminal and the victim can feel wealthy, as the embezzler has his gain and the man who's been embezzled so far feels no loss.
Examples
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Many embezzlers of funds have occupied positions of trust for years.
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In the second case, which occurred in the summer of 2005, the suspected embezzler left town before anyone had the opportunity to confront him.
Academic text (2010) -
They told me they had made multiple attempts to call the suspected embezzler, but he answered neither his door nor his phone.
Academic text (2010) -
Brunswick fraternal group fears it will have to disband after an embezzler cleans out the bank account.
Blog text (22) -
The police arrested the accountant for being an embezzler after he stole thousands from the company's funds.
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An embezzler often betrays the trust of their employer to enrich themselves illegally.
Synonyms
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3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
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4.7
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money
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4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
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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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7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
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9.9
A person who cheats people to get money
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9.9
A person who steals money or property trusted to them
A person who steals money they were trusted to look after
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who tricks people to get their money or things
A person who takes money unfairly by accepting bribes
A person who illegally takes other people's things
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Embezzler comes from the verb embezzle, which begins with em- meaning 'in' and once carried the idea of putting money into your own keeping, so a helpful picture is someone quietly putting trusted money into their pocket. That's why an embezzler is a person who dishonestly takes money they were trusted with.