embezzler
pronunciation
How to pronounce embezzler in British English:
UK [ɪm'bezlə(r)]
How to pronounce embezzler in American English:
US [ɪm'bezlə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use
Word Origin
- embezzler (n.)
- 1660s, agent noun from embezzle.
Example
- 1. The embezzler caused a scandal to the export company .
- 2. Unwilling to disgorge the cash he had stolen , the embezzler tried to run away .
- 3. Soon after the loss was discovered a warrant was sworn out for the embezzler 's arrest .
- 4. Unwilling to disgorge the cash he had stolen from the pension fund , the embezzler tried to run away .
- 5. Chang tzu-shan was at one time secretary of the tientsin prefectural committee of the chinese communist party . Corroded by the bourgeoisie , he degenerated and became a big embezzler and was sentenced to death during the movement against the " three evils " .