peculator
/ˈpekjuleɪtə/noun
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गबन करने वाला व्यक्ति, ग़बनकर्ता
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noun
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[C] formal
a person who steals money that has been placed in their care, especially public money
गबन करने वाला व्यक्ति, ग़बनकर्ता
- The clerk was exposed as a peculator who had taken lakhs from the treasury.
- The court sentenced the peculator to five years in prison.
- The audit caught the peculator within a month.
Synonyms embezzler defrauder
◇Word family
peculate verbpeculation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
embezzler defrauder
AaSpelling
pec·u·la·tor
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin peculari, meaning to embezzle, related to peculium, private property.
यह Latin peculari से बना है, जिसका अर्थ embezzle (गबन करना) है, और यह peculium (निजी संपत्ति) से जुड़ा है।
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution: a person who steals public money entrusted to them is a peculator.
One-word substitution: जो व्यक्ति अपने पास रखे सार्वजनिक धन की चोरी करे, उसे peculator कहते हैं।