Defalcator

de·fal·cate  (d-flkt, -fôl-, dfl-)

intr.v. de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing, de·fal·cates

To misuse funds; embezzle.

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[Medieval Latin dfalcre, dfalct-, to mow, deduct : Latin d-, de- + Latin falx, falc-, sickle.]

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defal·cation (dfl-kshn, -fôl-, dfl-) n.

de·falcator n.

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Noun

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defalcator - someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use embezzler, peculator beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it