embezzler

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /əmˈbɛzlər/

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• peculator

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