defalcator

/dɪˈfælkeɪtər/
noun
  1. A person who steals or misuses money that they were trusted to manage, especially public or company funds.
    • The defalcator was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzling millions from the city budget.
    • Auditors discovered that the defalcator had been siphoning money into a secret account for years.
    • The company's former treasurer turned out to be a defalcator who had stolen from employee pension funds.
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