Peculator

pec·u·late  (pky-lt)

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

To embezzle (funds) or engage in embezzlement.

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

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pecu·lation n.

pecu·lator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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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