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noun

A person who peculates; an embezzler.

Similar
embezzlerdefalcator
OriginLatin pecūlātor →
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Meanings

nounpeculator (plural peculators)

plural peculators

  1. A person who peculates; an embezzler.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use

Similar
embezzlerdefalcator
Broader
thiefstealerdeceivercheatcheater
Also see
defalcatorembezzler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpecūlium“private property”
  2. Latinpecūlor“to embezzle”
  3. Latinpecūlātor“embezzler”
  4. Englishpeculator

From Latin pecūlātor (“embezzler”), from Latin pecūlor (“to embezzle”), from Latin pecūlium (“private property”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

peculator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peculator

MLA

“peculator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peculator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peculator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peculator.

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