embezzler
nounUS /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/
Etymology From embezzle + -er.
1
One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
- 1667, Samuel Pepys, Diary It appears that Hogg is the eeriest rogue, the most observable embezzler, that ever was known.
- At the time, I was deeply involved with the handsome embezzler who led a major telecom company into bankruptcy.2003, Will and Grace (TV, episode 5.23)
2 more examples
- That word is bezzle. It describes the period in which an embezzler has stolen a man's money but the victim does not yet realize he's been swindled.2015 December 3, Tracy Alloway, “There's Been a Bezzle-Fueled Boom in Bonds”, in Markets, Bloomberg News, retrieved 16 Aug 2021:
- There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.2017 June 23, Max Byrd, “A Trip to Southern Italy to Shed Light on a Family Scandal”, in The New York Times:
- Synonyms
- peculator