as in cheats
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 cheaters
Then, from there, a big question is how cheaters can be wrangled.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
None of this is technically aboveboard, but these dirty little cheaters are the entire heart and soul of this show right now.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
On the Orange County side of the tollway, there is a booth for each direction, where when manned the spotter looks out for cheaters and can give a heads-up to a California Highway Patrol officer who can cite the offenders.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
If, on the other hand, a lower threshold is used—and many, including Kramnik and other top players, say this is necessary for cleaning up chess—some non-cheaters are likely to be caught in the net, with potentially dire consequences for their careers, reputations, and mental health.
—Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
While admitted cheaters were offered a pathway back into the seven-year program, some students say they were swept up in the scandal and wrongly accused in a flawed investigation.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
For most of modern American history, the only legal place to bet was Nevada, and that was seldom, if ever, the place cheaters chose to place their bets.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
After the cheaters’ disqualification, the event proceeded without issue.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Where the, where the signal is somehow maintaining its honesty, and that cheaters cannot undermine it.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
None of this is technically aboveboard, but these dirty little cheaters are the entire heart and soul of this show right now.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
On the Orange County side of the tollway, there is a booth for each direction, where when manned the spotter looks out for cheaters and can give a heads-up to a California Highway Patrol officer who can cite the offenders.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
If, on the other hand, a lower threshold is used—and many, including Kramnik and other top players, say this is necessary for cleaning up chess—some non-cheaters are likely to be caught in the net, with potentially dire consequences for their careers, reputations, and mental health.
—Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
While admitted cheaters were offered a pathway back into the seven-year program, some students say they were swept up in the scandal and wrongly accused in a flawed investigation.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
For most of modern American history, the only legal place to bet was Nevada, and that was seldom, if ever, the place cheaters chose to place their bets.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
After the cheaters’ disqualification, the event proceeded without issue.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Where the, where the signal is somehow maintaining its honesty, and that cheaters cannot undermine it.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheaters
Noun
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The world is full of bad actors—cheats, liars, tyrants, sickos—who are, ultimately, mere human beings; at least, this was how rationality would have it.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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Others might feel the author cheats here, leaving it up to the reader to decide.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Specifically, on average, silky sharks spent only about 47 percent of their time inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve, an area often held up as a global gold standard for marine protection.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Researchers will be watching to see if Contender comes into contact with other sharks during this time.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Cheaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheaters. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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