What does peculator mean?
Definitions for peculator
pec·u·la·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
embezzler, defalcator, peculatornoun
someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use
Wiktionary
peculatornoun
A person who peculates; an embezzler
Etymology: From peculator, from peculor, from peculium#Latin.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Peculator
Robber of the publick.
Etymology: Latin.
Wikipedia
peculator
Embezzlement is a crime that consists of withholding assets for the purpose of conversion of such assets, by one or more persons to whom the assets were entrusted, either to be held or to be used for specific purposes. Embezzlement is a type of financial fraud. For example, a lawyer might embezzle funds from the trust accounts of their clients; a financial advisor might embezzle the funds of investors; and a husband or a wife might embezzle funds from a bank account jointly held with the spouse.The term "embezzlement" is often used in informal speech to mean theft of money, usually from an organization or company such as an employer. Embezzlement is usually a premeditated crime, performed methodically, with precautions that conceal the criminal conversion of the property, which occurs without the knowledge or consent of the affected person. Often it involves the trusted individual embezzling only a small proportion of the total of the funds or resources they receive or control, in an attempt to minimize the risk of the detection of the misallocation of the funds or resources. When successful, embezzlement may continue for many years without detection.
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peculator
A peculator is a person who embezzles or misappropriates money or property, especially funds placed in their trust or belonging to an organization for which they work.
Webster Dictionary
Peculatornoun
one who peculates
Etymology: [L.]
Wikidata
Peculator
Peculator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, one family of mitres.
Anagrams for peculator »
parcel out
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peculator in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peculator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- péculateurFrench
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