noun
- people who steal or misappropriate money entrusted to their care, especially public funds
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The audit revealed that several peculators had stolen thousands from the city treasury.
- Government peculators were prosecuted for misusing taxpayer money.
- The bank implemented new controls to prevent peculators from accessing client funds.
- Historical records show that peculators often faced severe punishment in ancient Rome.
- The investigation uncovered a network of peculators operating within the department.
- New oversight measures were designed to catch peculators before they could cause damage.