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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
That’s still a lot of cheaters to deal with, and there’s a good chance that a lot of cheaters are still undetected and operating as normal.
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
For these cheaters, their betrayal was not seen as a conscious choice, but rather as an instinctual drive.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The cheater in question was Moore's unnamed ex-boyfriend.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Then the hunt is on (though cheaters can use Google Maps, which now lists the location).
—Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
For these cheaters, their betrayal was not seen as a conscious choice, but rather as an instinctual drive.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The cheater in question was Moore's unnamed ex-boyfriend.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Then the hunt is on (though cheaters can use Google Maps, which now lists the location).
—Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024
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“Cheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheater. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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