cheater
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cheater¹
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
Sounds like cheetah (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -iːtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From cheat + -er. The sense referring to welding hood lenses was inspired by cheaters (plural) as a pair of reading glasses.
noun cheaters
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Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
The Old Viper's an old cheater, an old hornswoggler.
Similar: cheat
- Synonym of adulterer.
- An improvised breaker bar made from a length of pipe and a wrench (spanner), usually used to free screws, bolts, etc. that are difficult to remove with a ratchet or wrench alone.
- Any of various auxiliary lenses added to the visor of a welding hood to improve visibility, such as by providing refractive correction for presbyopia or providing magnification (e.g., 2×, 5×, 10×).
cheater²
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
Sounds like cheetah (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -iːtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English chetour, a variant of eschetour, from Old French eschetour, escheteur, equivalent to escheat + -er.
noun cheaters
- An escheater.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deceiver, cheat, trickster, cheating, swindler, liar, betrayer, phony, traitor, fraud, infidel, lover, unbeliever, crook, mistress, domina
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noun someone who cheats
| Español | tramposo, fullero, tahúr, jaranero, trafero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 詐欺師 |
| 中文 | 騙子 /骗子 piànzi, 作弊者 zuòbìzhě |
| हिन्दी | छलिया chaliyā, ठग ṭhag |
| Português | trapaceiro, batoteiro |
| Français | menteur, tricheur, tricheuse |
| Deutsch | Betrüger, Schwindler |
| Italiano | imbroglione, truffatore, pelagatti |
| Ελληνικά | απατεώνας apateónas |
| Русский | обма́нщик obmánščik, обма́нщица obmánščica, моше́нник mošénnik, моше́нница mošénnica |
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title = {cheater},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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