Embezzler
Embezzler noun - Someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use.
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Thief and embezzler are semantically related in stealer topic. In some cases you can use "Thief" instead a noun "Embezzler".
Thief
Thief noun - One who steals.
Usage example: a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
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Synonyms for Thief
Embezzler and thief are semantically related in person who steals topic. You can use "Embezzler" instead a noun "Thief".
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- However, it turns out he is also an embezzler, and he is welcomed back in the family by his parents, now very proud to have a son who is a whitecollar criminal instead of a petty thief!
Source: White Sheep -
He then inverts things by pointing out that the apparent embezzler is just "a shmuck" and is being set up to take the fall for the real thief.
Source: I Have This Friend... - Colombiana. The protagonist is sent to kill an embezzler, who wakes up amidst his sleeping Paid Harem to find the word THIEF and an orchid (the assassin's Calling Card) painted on his chest.
Source: Break-In Threat
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