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

And back on Grove Street’s Zeppelin Hall Beer Garden the games will be projected, so there’s no need to squint or bring your cheaters to keep up with the matches. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026

All in fun, though; cheaters are discovered or reveal themselves in the end. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Twitter hits us with some new cheater content. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Increasingly, teachers and schools fretting over students using artificial intelligence to complete their assignments are turning to AI detectors to catch would-be cheaters. — Nathan Agranovsky, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026