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peculator

/ˈpek.jʊ.leɪ.tə/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa a una persona que se apropia deshonestamente de dinero o bienes que le han sido confiados, para su uso personal, abusando de la confianza depositada en ella.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈpek.jʊ.leɪ.tə/

A noun referring to a person who dishonestly takes money or property entrusted to their care for their own personal use, violating a position of trust.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a una persona que se apropia deshonestamente de dinero o bienes que le han sido confiados, para su uso personal, abusando de la confianza depositada en ella.
  1. Embezzler C1 formal

    A person who dishonestly takes money or property that they have been trusted with, especially from their employer.

    • The peculator was caught after an audit revealed missing funds.
    • The company's accountant turned out to be a notorious peculator.
    • He was sentenced to prison for acting as a peculator for years.

    🇪🇸Malversador

    Sinónimos: defalcatorembezzler