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pe·cu·la·tor

uncommon

noun

1.

someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use

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Origin

From Latin pecūlātor (“embezzler”), from Latin pecūlor (“to embezzle”), from Latin pecūlium (“private property”).

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