cheater
Americannoun
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cheaters
plural
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a person or thing that cheats.
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Slang. cheaters,
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eyeglasses; spectacles.
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cheater
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at cheat, -er 1
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Letlhogonolo Mogale, who binged the show days after its release, described Jonasi as an "serial cheater" and "opportunist who would do anything to satisfy himself".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
One depicted a Louis Vuitton bag with the caption: “I’ve never seen a cheater lose so why would I play fair?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba said he is "not a cheater" but accepted responsibility for the failed doping test that led to a ban.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
“Only time will tell but like the saying always goes, once a cheater, always a cheater.”
From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2024
So I couldn’t believe he was a liar and a cheater and a bad father.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Nvidia pays big for Hugging Face, bond yields continue to rise, and Kalshi and the NBA give two big cheaters the boot.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
They had transformed themselves from the ridiculed Clip Joint to a top-shelf NBA organization, but they now have been affixed with a scarlet eight letters that will follow them forever: cheaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
American sprinter Shania Collins says the fact that those taking part in the games admit to doping, already gives them more integrity than cheaters.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Amusingly, Mr. Romney takes pains to point out that beneficiaries of this tax provision weren’t cheaters; they were playing by the rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
In contrast, the students with the teachers identified as cheaters scored far worse, by an average of more than a full grade level.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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