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
Where the, where the signal is somehow maintaining its honesty, and that cheaters cannot undermine it.
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Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
But pride comes before the fall, and Call of Duty players have had it with certain aspects of the game, from stale gameplay to cheaters to goofy Fortnite-ish skins that keep being added to its cash shop.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Also, those chopsticks are cheaters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 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
Cheating has also been a thorn in Warzone’s side for years now, with Activision’s Ricochet system barely holding back the flood of cheaters in the game.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Or too painful to accept their success without essentially calling them frauds or cheaters.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
There are cheaters of many forms in the Hall of Fame.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
These modules—there are at least five of them—involve feelings like empathy for the vulnerable, resentment of cheaters, respect for authority, regard for sanctity, and anger at betrayal.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
But pride comes before the fall, and Call of Duty players have had it with certain aspects of the game, from stale gameplay to cheaters to goofy Fortnite-ish skins that keep being added to its cash shop.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Also, those chopsticks are cheaters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 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
Cheating has also been a thorn in Warzone’s side for years now, with Activision’s Ricochet system barely holding back the flood of cheaters in the game.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Or too painful to accept their success without essentially calling them frauds or cheaters.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
There are cheaters of many forms in the Hall of Fame.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
These modules—there are at least five of them—involve feelings like empathy for the vulnerable, resentment of cheaters, respect for authority, regard for sanctity, and anger at betrayal.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheaters
sharks
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With a mission to rebuild abundant and biodiverse oceans, Oceana fights to stop overfishing, habitat destruction, oil and plastic pollution, as well as the killing of threatened species like turtles, whales, and sharks, among other causes.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Activities like spearfishing can attract sharks and increase the odds of unprovoked attacks.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Cheaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheaters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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