embezzler

English

Etymology

embezzle +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/, /ɪm-/

Noun

embezzler (plural embezzlers)

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.

Synonyms

peculator

Translations

one who steals money they have been trusted with

Afrikaans: bedrieër
Bengali: চাঁদাবাজ (cãdabaj)
Danish: kassebedrager c, person, der begår underslæb
Irish: cúigleálaí m
Latin: pecūlātor m, āversor m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: underslager m

Nynorsk: underslagar m
Russian: казнокра́д (ru) m (kaznokrád), растра́тчик (ru) m (rastrátčik)
Spanish: malversador (es) m
Swahili: tapeli (sw)
Swedish: förskingrare (sv) c
Tagalog: manlulustay

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