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cheater

noun

ˈchē-tər

Definition of cheater

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

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Recent Examples of cheater These converts, according to their chain of thought, rationalized their cheating in much the same way human cheaters do. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 This recipe will leave you with four ounces of uncooked pasta, which is just right for making our cheater’s mac and cheese. — Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her husband, a serial cheater. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The emerald green lawns of cheaters now abut the crispy brown grass of the rule-followers — defiance that’s visible for all to see. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cheater

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Nostalgia often feels like a cheat code to our hearts, but there's nothing wrong with that.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Nvidia brings a lot of gaming clout to the table, and game companies are already signing up to offer native anti-cheat and in-game support on Arm as a result.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

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