cheater

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)
• Homophone: cheetah (in non-rhotic accents)

Etymology 1

From cheat +‎ -er.

Noun

cheater (plural cheaters)

1. One who cheats.
2. An improvised breaker bar made from a length of pipe and a wrench (spanner), usually used to free screws, bolts, etc. that are difficult to remove with a ratchet or wrench alone.

Synonyms

• (one who cheats): cheat

Derived terms

• cheater five
• cheater plug
• cheaters never prosper
• cheatery
• micro-cheater
• pinky cheater
• windcheater

 

Translations

One who cheats

• Catalan: trampós (ca) m, tramposa (ca) f, trampista m or f
• German: Betrüger (de) m, Schwindler (de) m
• Irish: séitéir m, caimiléir m
• Maori: kaipurei tāhae
• Portuguese: trapaceiro (pt) m
• Swedish: fuskare (sv)

cheat — see cheat

Etymology 2

From Middle English chetour, a variant of eschetour, from Old French eschetour, escheteur, equivalent to escheat +‎ -er.

Noun

cheater (plural cheaters)

1. (obsolete) An escheater.

See also

• cheaters (plurale tantum)

Anagrams

• hectare, rechate, recheat, reteach, teacher