defalcator meaning

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defalcator (noun): someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use.

Definition of defalcator

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

    Synonyms: embezzler, peculator

    Type of: thief, deceiver

    Related forms: defalcate

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in OR · 10-letter words

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