embezzler

noun

Definition of embezzlernext
as in burglar

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Recent Examples of embezzler To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 In 1930, Whitney, the scion of a prominent New England family, became the president of the stock exchange, but he was ultimately exposed as an embezzler and served more than three years in Sing Sing. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzler
  1. burglar
  2. thief
  3. robber
  4. kleptomaniac
  5. safecracker
  6. stealer
  7. cat burglar
Noun
  • Crash-and-grab burglars targeted a Shell Gas station in Highland Park, Illinois, early Wednesday morning.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The burglars dropped the other two paintings—the 1895 Portrait of Madame Pichon and the 1905 Coco Lisant—in the garden of the museum while making their escape.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • The thieves also damaged the main office building with copper wiring and components removed from rooftop systems and air conditioning units, police said.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The basic set-up, for years, was just a comic ripping off a joke and performing it on stage; the infamous mid-2000s Comedy Store stand-off between Joe Rogan and alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia is one of the most famous examples.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of thief
Noun
  • In Tokyo and Osaka, there are Chinese gangsters, Brazilian robbers, and even a gang of thieves from Serbia and Montenegro called the Pink Panthers.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The robbers were given a key and information about the property by Anthony Black, a security guard at the warehouse whose sister was in a relationship with Robinson.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
Definition of kleptomaniac
Noun
  • So Niki decides to contact the criminal safecrackers to make the money that Harry desperately needs.
    — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of safecracker
Noun
  • Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Studio scene stealer Chase Sui Wonders is looking to get in the holiday spirit for her next high-profile comedy as she is set to join Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage in the Universal pic Naughty from director Olivia Wilde.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of stealer
Noun
  • The character’s nickname, Big Pussy, is rumored to have originated during his time as a cat burglar.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Nuggets are a cat burglar’s dream team.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of cat burglar

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“Embezzler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzler. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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