plural cheaters
1
: one who cheats: such as
a
: one who violates rules dishonestly
a cheater at cards
tax cheaters
That presumably includes pitchers who suspect they've given up home runs to players who cheat and batters who suspect they're being outhit by cheaters.—Chris Jenkins
… if the tests use the same questions day after day for months, they are much more vulnerable to cheaters who can memorize the questions.—Douglas Frantz
b
: one who is sexually unfaithful
Her boyfriend turned out to be a cheater and a liar.
Although Bartolomeo, 36, has written another tale of infidelity, the unfaithful here is our narrator, Diana Campanella. A woman. All the cheaters in this book are women—and none of the men are evil.—Valerie Franke
2
cheaters plural, US slang
: eyeglasses, spectacles
"Joe and I blow in there to see if there's anything for us, and there's a tall guy in tortoiseshell cheaters sitting in Ike's office."—P. G. Wodehouse
especially, in current use
: eyeglasses used for reading or close work
I needed my cheaters to read the menu.
Despite considerable research efforts into this condition [presbyopia], becoming increasingly prevalent as the population enjoys greater longevity, no simple treatment beyond bifocals or reading glasses ("cheaters") exists. —Terrence P. O'Brien
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“Cheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheater. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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