peculator
/ˈpɛkjəˌleɪtər/
noun
- A person who steals or misuses money or property that they are trusted to manage, especially public funds.
- The accountant was found to be a peculator who had embezzled thousands from the city budget.
- The newspaper exposed the peculator who had been taking bribes for years.
- The mayor vowed to prosecute any peculator caught stealing from the school fund.