peculator

/'pekjuleitə/

Thân thiện

The peculator embezzled funds from the company's accounts.

Definition

Noun: - An embezzler; a person who fraudulently takes money or property entrusted to their care for their own use: A "peculator" is someone who violates a position of trust, typically in a financial or official capacity, by misappropriating funds or assets.

Usage

The word "peculator" is a formal and somewhat dated term, most commonly found in legal, historical, or literary contexts. It specifically refers to the person committing the act of peculation (embezzlement). It labels the individual by their crime.

Examples

• The audit revealed that the treasurer was a peculator who had stolen thousands from the club's funds.
• In the 19th century, several government officials were exposed as peculators.
• The novel's villain is a corrupt banker and a notorious peculator.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically in a non-financial sense to describe someone who betrays a trust for personal gain, though this is less common.
  • He was a peculator of the public's faith, using his influence for personal glory.

Variants and Related Words

• Peculate (verb): To embezzle or steal (money or goods placed in one's trust).
  • He was found guilty of attempting to peculate from the pension fund.
• Peculation (noun): The act of embezzling.
  • The scale of the peculation shocked the entire community.

Synonyms

• Embezzler: The most direct and common modern synonym.
• Defalcator: A formal synonym, also meaning one who misappropriates funds.
• Thief (specifically a thief of entrusted property): A more general term.

Antonyms

• Trustee: A person who holds and administers property or assets for the benefit of another.
• Fiduciary: A person who holds a legal or ethical relationship of trust, obligated to act in another's best interest.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use

Từ đồng nghĩa

• embezzler
• defalcator