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
Indeed, many internet users have hailed his ingenuity to catch out potential cheaters.
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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
Some top streamers have also run into these cheaters, showing that the issue is becoming more widespread.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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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
Some top streamers have also run into these cheaters, showing that the issue is becoming more widespread.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheater
Noun
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As for the other goodies in this collection, each game has a handy rewind function, as well as cheats and all manner of screen filters.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Which is why when Lowe − an avid follower of the low-carb Atkins diet for decades and the diet's brand spokesperson since 2018 − has an occasional cheat day, all bets are off.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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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 2 Jul. 2025.
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