Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embezzler

/ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: em-bez-zler
IPA: /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/

31

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"1667, Samuel Pepys, Diary It appears that Hogg is the eeriest rogue, the most observable embezzler, that ever was known."
"At the time, I was deeply involved with the handsome embezzler who led a major telecom company into bankruptcy."
"That word is bezzle. It describes the period in which an embezzler has stolen a man's money but the victim does not yet realize he's been swindled."
"There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family."

Etymology

From embezzle + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/

Inflected Forms

embezzlers (plural)

Synonyms

peculator defalcator

Questions

How do you pronounce embezzler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/.
What does embezzler mean?: One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
Where does embezzler come from?: From embezzle + -er.

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