Synonyms for embezzler

Most common

peculator · defalcator · thief

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.

   At the time, I was deeply involved with the handsome embezzler who led a major telecom company into bankruptcy.

Forms

Plural

embezzlers → peculators, defalcators, thieves…

Example sentences

• thief The policeman caught the fleeing thief by the arm.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

thief¹

9 letters

peculator

10 letters

defalcator