Peculator

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pec·u·late (p

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tr. & intr.v. pec·u·lat·ed, pec·u·lat·ing, pec·u·lates

To embezzle (funds) or engage in embezzlement.

[Latin peclr, peclt-, from peclium, private property; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]

pecu·lation n.

pecu·lator n.

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peculator - someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use

defalcator, embezzler

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

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