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Embezzler
Answer for the clue "Embezzler ", 9 letters:
peculator
Alternative clues for the word peculator
Word definitions for peculator in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peculator \Pec"u*la`tor\, n. [L.] One who peculates. ``Peculators of the public gold.'' --Cowper.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use [syn: embezzler , defalcator ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person who peculates; an embezzler
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Peculator is a genus of sea snails , marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae , one family of mitres.
Usage examples of peculator.
The bolt might have looked sound from the outside, but inside, there was nothing but falsework, crafty peculators at the dockyard having made off with the interior of the long copper bolt.
Owing probably, to these prejudices, and the influence of the peculators, he was treated, on his return to England, in a manner which had nearly driven him from the service.
Encouraged by the conduct of Lord Howe, and by his reception at court, Nelson renewed his attack upon the peculators with fresh spirit.