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Meaning of "defalcator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFALCATOR

defalcator  [ˈdiːfælˌkeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFALCATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defalcator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFALCATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defalcator in the English dictionary

The definition of defalcator in the dictionary is someone who misuses or misappropriates property or funds entrusted to them.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFALCATOR


adjudicator
əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪtə
advocator
ˈædvəˌkeɪtə
allocator
ˈæləˌkeɪtə
applicator
ˈæplɪˌkeɪtə
authenticator
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪtə
desiccator
ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə
duplicator
ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪtə
educator
ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtə
eradicator
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪtə
fabricator
ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtə
indicator
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtə
lubricator
ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪtə
multiplicator
ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtə
prognosticator
prɒɡˈnɒstɪˌkeɪtə
provocator
ˈprɒvəˌkeɪtə
purificator
ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtə
replicator
ˈreplɪˌkeɪtə
sonicator
ˈsɒnɪˌkeɪtə
syndicator
ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtə
vindicator
ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFALCATOR

deface
defaceable
defaced
defacement
defacer
defaecate
defaecation
defaecator
defalcate
defalcation
defamation
defamatorily
defamatory
defame
defamer
defang
defast
defaste
defat
default

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFALCATOR

administrator
airspeed indicator
communicator
convocator
dedicator
direction indicator
economic indicator
fornicator
invocator
locator
masticator
Mercator
performance indicator
piscator
predicator
prevaricator
qualificator
reciprocator
relocator
trafficator
uniform resource locator

Synonyms and antonyms of defalcator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defalcator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFALCATOR

Find out the translation of defalcator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defalcator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defalcator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defalcator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defalcator
570 millions of speakers

English

defalcator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defalcator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defalcator
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

defalcator
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defalcator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defalcator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

defalcator
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defiskator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defalcator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defalcator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defalcator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defalcator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defalcator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defalcator
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Defalcator
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defalcator
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defalcator
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defalcator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defalcator
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defalcator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defalcator
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defalcator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

defalcator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defalcator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defalcator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFALCATOR»

The term «defalcator» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFALCATOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defalcator» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defalcator» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defalcator

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFALCATOR»

Discover the use of defalcator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defalcator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Commercial Crime Policy
defalcator's] acts were dishonest in March 1998, because: (1) [the insured] learned in March 1998 that [the defalcator] had made personal charges that, at a minimum, amounted to $40,000; (2) [the insured] was aware that [the defalcator] " did ...
Randall I. Marmor, 2005
2
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
To be a defalcation, a deficiency in money matters must be fraudulent, and it must be by someone put in trust of the money. For the pronunciation of defalcation, see defalcate i n). defalcator is the agent noun corresponding to defalcate — e.g.: ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
3
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
See FACE. defalcate, defalcation, defalcator. L dēfalcāre, tocutoff (dē) with a sickle (falx, o/s falc),hence to deduct, has pp dēfalcātus, whence 'to defalcate'; late derivative dēfalcātiō, o/s dēfalcātiōn,yields defalcation; defalcator is an E formation ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Democracy Unveiled: Or, Tyranny Stripped of the Garb of ...
E'n Washington, our pride and glory, They dubb'd a right old British Tory ;70 Pickering a public defalcator,71 Adams a " Hoary-headed Traitor."72 bulent Irishman who was hung for rebellion, and as we are particularly fond of etymological ...
Thomas Green Fessenden, 1805
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A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Snaidh da chlar, hew two tables. — Stew. Ex. Written also snaigh ; which see. Snaidheach, o. Hewing, carving, whetting, slicing, lopping, defalcating. Snaidheadair, s. m. A hewer of stone: a carver; a whetter ; one who lops ; a defalcator.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
6
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
See defalcation, defalcator, embezzle & peculation. B. Pronunciation. Several pronunciation guides suggest that it is acceptable to stress this word on the first syllable: /def-al-kayt/ or /def-әl-kayt/. See, e.g., John B. Opdycke, Don't Say It: A ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
7
Insurance Counsel Journal
The surety filed a third party complaint against the alleged defalcator who filed a third party complaint against his liability carrier (as permitted in that jurisdiction) . A judgment was entered in the trial court finding that the bank's loss was caused  ...
8
A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Hewing, carving, whetting, slioing, lopping, defalcating. Snaidheadair, s. m. A hewer of stone; a carver; a wbetter ; one who lops ; a defalcator. N. pl. snaidhead- airean, hewers of stone. — Stew. 1 Chron. Snaidheadaireachd, s.s. Stone hewing; ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
9
INSURANCE COUNSEL JOURNAL Volume XLVII JANUARY, 1980 No. 1
A judgment was entered in the trial court finding that the bank's loss was caused by the defalcator's dishonest or fraudulent acts, and judgment was also entered in favor of the surety and against the defalcator. Neither of these judgments were  ...
10
The Quarterly Review (London)
ever circumstances of a doubtful aspect had seemed to attend the original creation of the deficit. It is, in our opinion, most probable that had their lordships found themselves enabled to show in Parliament that the defalcator's industry was ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFALCATOR»

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After an overdue vacation, the Police Blotter returns bigger than ever …
After an overdue vacation, the Police Blotter returns bigger than ever with tales of a dapper defalcator, the cup defense and more. August 12th ... «Johnson City Press, Aug 14»

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