PECULATOR

embezzler, defalcator, peculator

(noun) someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peculator (plural peculators)

A person who peculates; an embezzler

Anagrams

• copulater, outparcel, outplacer, parcel out

Source: Wiktionary


Pec"u*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: One who peculates. "Peculators of the public gold." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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