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单词 defalcator
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defalcatorn.

Brit. /ˈdiːfalkeɪtə/, /ˈdiːfɔːlkeɪtə/, U.S. /dəˈfælˌkeɪdər/, /diˈfælˌkeɪdər/, /ˈdiˌfælˌkeɪdər/, /dəˈfɔlˌkeɪdər/, /diˈfɔlˌkeɪdər/, /ˈdiˌfɔlˌkeɪdər/, /dəˈfɑlˌkeɪdər/, /diˈfɑlˌkeɪdər/, /ˈdiˌfɑlˌkeɪdər/
Etymology: agent-noun on Latin type from medieval Latin dēfalcāre: see defalcate adj.
One guilty of defalcation; one who has misappropriated money or other property committed to his care.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > embezzler or peculator
peculator1656
embezzler1667
defaulter1771
defalcator1805
grafter1896
grifter1915
1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled v. 128 Public defalcators.
1813 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 14/1 A..collector of the income tax in the parish of Christchurch Surry, has lately become a defalcator to the amount of £3,700.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iv. iii. 409 Prevaricators, defalcators, imaginary workers, and slippery unjust persons.
1890 Harper's Mag. Apr. 760/1 A defalcator convicted and sentenced.
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