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Peculator

🔄 Synonyms of "Peculator"

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Word	Definition
embezzlernoun	One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peculator"

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Word	Definition
embezzlernoun	One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
speculantnoun	A speculator; one who makes speculative (high-risk) investments.
speculatornoun	(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
defalcatornoun	A defaulter or embezzler.
pilferernoun	One who pilfers.
speculatrixnoun	A female speculator.
land-jobbernoun	A speculator in land.
playernoun	One who plays any game or sport.
confiscatornoun	A person who confiscates
punternoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) One who gambles or bets.
plunderernoun	One who plunders or pillages.
gamblernoun	One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
chrematistnoun	One who seeks to acquire wealth; a money-grubber.
palmernoun	A placename
speculatistnoun	Someone who makes speculative theories or deals in abstract ideas; a theorist.
profitmongernoun	Alternative form of profit monger. [A person, business, or profession marked by avarice and greed.]
purveyornoun	One who purveys (“furnishes, provides; gets, procures”); a supplier; specifically, one in the business of supplying food or other necessary material goods; a provisioner.
pricemakernoun	(gambling) A person who determines the odds to be offered to bettors.
bilkernoun	A cheat, especially one who evades payment.
scalpernoun	(US, Canada) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.