misappropriator
One who steals
A misappropriator is someone who takes something—usually money or property—for improper use, especially funds entrusted to their care.
The term appears in legal and financial contexts: The auditors identified the misappropriator as a senior accountant who had been siphoning funds for years.
One misappropriating entrusted funds
- peculatorThief of entrusted funds
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- pilfererOne who steals trifles
funds · diverter · skimmer · accountant · treasurer · trustee · fiduciary · bookkeeper
One stealing others' writing
- infringerOne who violates rights
- copierMachine reproducing documents
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
counterfeiter · unauthorized · attribution · credit · ideas · research · patent · trademark
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
nepotism · patronage · collusion · kleptocracy · oligarch · official · public funds · taxpayer
One who tricks others
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- schemerCrafty, deceitful planner
manipulator · forger · identity theft · scammer · pretender · duplicity · falsification · misrepresentation
embezzler
One misappropriating entrusted funds
- peculatorThief of entrusted funds
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
pilferer · funds · diverter · skimmer · accountant · treasurer · trustee · fiduciary · bookkeeper · audit
plagiarist
One stealing others' writing
- infringerOne who violates rights
- copierMachine reproducing documents
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
bootlegger · counterfeiter · unauthorized · attribution · credit · ideas · research · patent · trademark · copyright
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
cronyism · nepotism · patronage · collusion · kleptocracy · oligarch · official · public funds · taxpayer · procurement
deceiver
One who tricks others
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
schemer · manipulator · forger · identity theft · scammer · pretender · duplicity · falsification · misrepresentation · false pretenses
misappropriatorsteward
Manager for another
trustee · custodian · fiduciary · honest broker · guardian
misappropriate, misappropriated, misappropriates, misappropriating, misappropriation