expropriator
noun[C]
formaluk/ɪkˈsprəʊ.pri.eɪ.tər/us/ɪkˈsproʊ.pri.eɪ.t̬ɚ/apersonororganizationthattakesawaymoneyorproperty,especiallyforpublicuse with little or nopaymentto theowner, or forpersonaluseillegally:
Thepropertywas taken fromitsownerby the expropriator.
Heexposedtoday not as acreatorofwealthbut as an expropriator.
See
expropriate
- Given therightpoliticalatmosphere, any of thesenationscouldbecomethe next expropriator.
- Landowners canappealif they're nothappywith how much the expropriatorpaysthem.
- Aprivatepropertyexpropriator like thegovernmentwill neverfunctionincomplementarywayswith theeconomicsofprivateproperty.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- extortioner
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher