Synonyms of cheater

cheater

noun

ˈchē-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler
• sharper
• skinner
• chiseler
• scammer
• defrauder
• fraudster
• confidence man
• trickster
• phony
• ringer
• sharpie
• fox
• bilk
• scamster
• adventurer
• hoaxer
• fakir
• tricker
• cozener
• finagler
• pretender
• bilker
• impostor
• sham
• faker
• fake
• charlatan
• knave
• sneaker
• rogue
• quack
• sneak
• mountebank
• rascal
• double-crosser
• bluffer
• double-dealer
• schemer
• gamesman
• prankster
• plotter
• cardsharp
• slicker
• slickster
• quacksalver
• humbug
• blackleg
• slick
• wheeler-dealer
• fast-talker
• slyboots
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheater

This recipe will leave you with four ounces of uncooked pasta, which is just right for making our cheater’s mac and cheese. — Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026

Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her husband, a serial cheater. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

The emerald green lawns of cheaters now abut the crispy brown grass of the rule-followers — defiance that’s visible for all to see. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026

Danagoulian has proposed a way to catch space-faring cheaters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026