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      defalcator
      noun
      someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · off, awayfalxfalc- · Latin · sickleator-ator · Latin · agent noun
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      The word defalcator breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“off, away”); falc, from Latin falx (“sickle”); and -ator, from Latin ator (“agent noun”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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