cheater
Americannoun
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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
Example Sentences
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The most prolific appears to be To Catch a Cheater, which has advertised EduBirdie and four other sites in dozens of videos.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2018
And on "Cheater, Cheater" and other songs they showed they could also handle upbeat and witty material.
From US News • Mar. 4, 2016
Julian C. Cheater, a former F-16 fighter pilot who is commander of the largest drone operations group in the Air Force.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2015
Q. Past Cheater: I have been with my boyfriend for four years.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2013
It shall not need; here's your son Cheater without, has cards in his pocket.
From In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV by Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith)
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