cheater
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃiː.tər/us/ˈtʃiː.t̬ɚ/mainlyUS(UKusuallycheat)
apersonwhobehavesin adishonestway inordertowinor get anadvantage:
The InlandRevenuehas manywaystocatchcheaters.
Athletes whobreaktherulestowinare cheaters.
a dishonest person
- cheatShe's a liar and a cheat!
- cheaterUSI wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater.
- crookMy dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks.
- cowboyUKThe private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.
- fraudHe claims to be a doctor, but he's just a fraud without a medical licence.
- sharkThe landlord was a real shark, jacking up rents without relief.
informal
apersonwho has asecretsexualrelationshipwith someone who is nottheirhusband,wife, orusualsexualpartner:
Emmafoundout herboyfriendwas a cheater.
I canunderstandsomeonestayingwith a cheater if they havesmallchildrentocarefor.
- We need themediatoholdliars,bullies, and cheatersaccountable.
- Theirjobis toscreenathletes'bloodandurinesamplesandcatchcheaters.
- If you'remarriedto aserialcheater, they willprobablyneverchange.
Dishonest people
- birther
- cadger
- charmer
- cheat
- deceiver
- fibber
- humbug
- hustler
- hypocrite
- knave
- liar
- perjurer
- profiteer
- rigger
- ringer
- scammer
- trickster
- wheeler-dealer