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cheater

American  
[chee-ter] / ˈtʃi tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that cheats.

  2. Slang.  cheaters,

    1. eyeglasses; spectacles.

    2. falsies.


Etymology

Origin of cheater

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

Example Sentences

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Is it because cheaters are making use of the program to avoid what the majority of park-goers simply endure — the ride queue?

From Los Angeles Times

“My career has been based on academic and intellectual credibility, and I was being shamed internationally for being a cheater,” Shanahan told People magazine last summer.

From Los Angeles Times

“Only time will tell but like the saying always goes, once a cheater, always a cheater.”

From Salon

Some models were designed to create a vortex, which, through its shear pattern, localized cooperators within a ring while pushing cheaters to the outer rim of the environment -- essentially localizing cooperation.

From Science Daily

By that, Oliver was referring to Cohen’s “Real Housewives” franchise, which has already survived its share of felons and cheaters.

From Salon