cheater
112
2.6
- noun
- /ˈʧitər/
- Offensive
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tramposo
- During the game, the players accused him of being a cheater for looking at his phone to get answers.
- punish cheaters
- cheaters cheat
- test cheater
Because if you think cheaters never win, wake up.
- Because if you think cheaters never win, wake up.
- Now in these cases, the cheater is accountable.
- Your friend finally leaves their serial cheater spouse.
- My father is a a liar, My husband is a cheater and a gaslighter.
- I was a liar, a cheater, A manipulator, overseller back.
- Men who play women's sports are vile cheaters.
- Not a lot of an attack that he's a cheater, right?
- And then the flip side of that was how can we beat the cheaters without crossing the line?
- Now listen, I know that people like to make it all about the cheater.
- All right, so last week we talked about cheater, cheater, cheater, cheater.
Examples
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You're a cheater.
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Students were more likely to cheat when they socialized with student cheaters and when they joined Greek organizations.
Academic text (2004) -
Yeah, no, once a cheater, always a cheater.
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Your man Ben is a cheater.
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Now in these cases, the cheater is accountable.
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You want to cut government spending, then cut out the cheaters using our tax dollars.
Blog text (2) -
As more colleges offer courses online for credit, cheaters have become more sophisticated as well.
Academic text (2016) -
In addition, the cartel managers must be able to detect "cheaters" and discipline them effectively.
Academic text (2017) -
Moreover, all interactions were anonymous: no chance of getting to know cheaters by their reputations.
Academic text (2002) -
The referee disqualified the runner after discovering he was a cheater who used performance-enhancing drugs.
Synonyms
707
1.0
A person who often says things that are not true
153
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
55
2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
51
6.5
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
47
4.7
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money
40
4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
20
7.9
A person who avoids duties and rules by lying or tricking others
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
19
8.4
A person who takes advantage of others for their own benefit
18
3.1
A person who steals things from a shop while pretending to be a customer
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
14
9.9
A person, often a lawyer or politician, who acts dishonestly to get what they want
13
5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
13
7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
8
4.3
A person who breaks the law or hurts other people
7
8.2
A person who is dishonest and treats others badly
5
7.4
A person who takes money they were trusted with, often from their employer
3
9.2
A person who tricks others to get their money
2
8.2
A person who takes risks to get ahead by ignoring rules or being dishonest
1
9.9
A person who cheats or tricks others to get money
1
7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
1
9.9
A person who cheats people to get money
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
1
9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
1
9.9
A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want
1
7.8
A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke
A person who tricks people to get their money or things
A person who cheats at card games to win money
A person who gets things by tricking or lying to others
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who tricks others by saying things that are not true
A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money
A person who secretly helps others do something illegal
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cheater comes from the verb cheat, which long ago meant 'to trick' or 'deceive'. So a cheater is someone who uses tricks, lies, or breaks the rules to get an unfair advantage.