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Definition of Defalcator
1. Noun. Someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use.
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster, Stealer, Thief
Derivative terms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Peculate
Definition of Defalcator
1. n. A defaulter or embezzler.
Definition of Defalcator
1. Noun. A defaulter or embezzler. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defalcator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defalcator
Literary usage of Defalcator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1814)
"... has lately become a defalcator to the amount of 3,7001. The manner in which
he obtained so important an office was this : he had been for several years ..."
2. The Edinburgh Annual Register by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1815)
"... Surrey, has lately become a defalcator to the amount of 3|7001. The manner in
which he obtained во important an office was this : He had been for ..."
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