cheater

noun

ˈchē-tər How to pronounce cheater (audio)
Definition of cheaternext
as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value gambling casinos have very elaborate means of detecting cheaters

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Recent Examples of cheater And as part of this there needs to be a tally of those cheaters without E-ZPass who are illegally obscuring or hiding their license plates. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025 These modules—there are at least five of them—involve feelings like empathy for the vulnerable, resentment of cheaters, respect for authority, regard for sanctity, and anger at betrayal. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 Take it from someone who was married to a serial cheater. — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 Both of them were even accused of siding with the cheater because they’d both been accused of cheating themselves, so to now hear Bronwyn backtracking and granting Todd far more grace than either of them did to begin with must feel strange. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheater

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