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
Anti-doping agencies should, of course, be trying to catch unrepentant cheaters.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Indeed, many internet users have hailed his ingenuity to catch out potential cheaters.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Having some people who are cheaters or are trifling?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 May 2025
In the video, O'Sullivan praised the stranger and expressed her love for women who weren't afraid to expose cheaters.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Indeed, many internet users have hailed his ingenuity to catch out potential cheaters.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Having some people who are cheaters or are trifling?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 May 2025
In the video, O'Sullivan praised the stranger and expressed her love for women who weren't afraid to expose cheaters.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheater
Noun
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Think of it as a cheat code to level up flavor on easy summer dishes.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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The tokens will represent over 200 companies, including private companies like Sam Altman’s OpenAI or Elon Musk’s SpaceX. There’s a big scandal in the world of squash Is the world’s best player a cheat?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Cheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheater. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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