Embezzler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Embezzler is a noun meaning One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
Meaning
One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
Example Sentences
At the time, I was deeply involved with the handsome embezzler who led a major telecom company into bankruptcy.
1667, Samuel Pepys, Diary It appears that Hogg is the eeriest rogue, the most observable embezzler, that ever was known.
That word is bezzle. It describes the period in which an embezzler has stolen a man's money but the victim does not yet realize he's been swindled.
There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.
Word Forms
- embezzlers
Synonyms for embezzler
Depending on context, synonyms include peculator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peculator, defalcator, embanker, pilferer, thief, stealer.
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