embezzler
noun[C]
uk/ɪmˈbez.lər/us/ɪmˈbez.lɚ/someone whosecretlytakesmoneythat is intheircareor thatbelongsto anorganizationorbusinesstheyworkfor:
Thedetectivesmistookhim for asuspectedembezzler.
Businesses need toprotectthemselves from embezzlers.
See
embezzle
- He was aconvictedembezzler wholaterbecameanexecutiveat amanufacturingcompany.
- All six of the embezzlerspleadedguiltyand werefined.
- Embezzlersstole$1.9 milliondestinedfor twoschooldistricts.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- expropriator
- extortioner
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher