cheater

American  

[chee-ter] / ˈtʃi tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that cheats.

2. Slang. cheaters,

   1. eyeglasses; spectacles.

   2. falsies.

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Etymology

Origin of cheater

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; cheat, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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

Those changes include trying to deal with the cheaters and "bots" - machines pretending to be players to level up characters without effort - and doing something almost unthinkable in modern games.

From BBC

“People, unfortunately, have turned into thieves, liars and cheaters, and I don’t know what’s happened to the world, but we’ve lost our way to be kind.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said legal sportsbooks have shown they can spot insider betting quickly — sending a message that cheaters will get caught.

From MarketWatch

So how were the cheaters finally rumbled by the pub staff?

From BBC

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