cheater en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From cheat + -er. The sense referring to welding hood lenses was inspired by cheaters (plural) as a pair of reading glasses.
Meanings
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Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
The Old Viper's an old cheater, an old hornswoggler.
1990, Terry Griggs, Quickening, page 131:Wallhacks expose everyone on a map so cheaters get a huge advantage of knowing when you’re about to push a point or turn a corner.
2020 May 6, Tom Warren, “The world’s biggest PC games are fighting a new surge of cheaters and hackers”, in The Verge:
- Someone who cheats; something that cheats. ▸ Synonym of adulterer.
- Something that a person uses while cheating (i.e., either literally or figuratively cheating). ▸ 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.
- Something that a person uses while cheating (i.e., either literally or figuratively cheating). ▸ Any of various auxiliary lenses added to the visor of a welding hood to improve visibility, such as by providing refractive correction for presbyopia or providing magnification (e.g., 2×, 5×, 10×).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
crib sheet · crib sheet · cheat sheet · cheat sheet
Deriveds
cheater plug · noncheater · cheater five · cheatery · micro-cheater · cheater glasses · cheaters never prosper · windcheater · pinky cheater
Synonyms
Translations (61)
wa frawtineu (someone who cheats) · bg моше́ник (someone who cheats) · grc ἀπατεών (someone who cheats) · pt batoteiro (someone who cheats) · hi छलिया (someone who cheats) · es fullero (someone who cheats) · hu csaló (someone who cheats) · ary غشّاش (someone who cheats) · fi huijari (someone who cheats) · es jaranero (someone who cheats) · it truffatore (someone who cheats) · de Schwindler (someone who cheats) · sv skojare (someone who cheats) · ga séitéir (someone who cheats) · ca trampista (someone who cheats) · sa धूर्त (someone who cheats) · ka მოღალატე (someone who cheats) · fr tricheur (someone who cheats) · wa tructeu (someone who cheats) · mk илеџија (someone who cheats) · it pelagatti (someone who cheats) · ka გამყიდველი (someone who cheats) · fr tricheuse (someone who cheats) · ru моше́нница (someone who cheats) · de Betrüger (someone who cheats) · nl valsspeler (someone who cheats) · ary غشّاشة (someone who cheats) · ga caimiléir (someone who cheats) · sv fuskare (someone who cheats) · la fraudātor (someone who cheats) · mi kaipurei tāhae (someone who cheats) · bg измамник (someone who cheats) · cmn 騙子 /骗子 (someone who cheats) · mk измамник (someone who cheats) · hi ठग (someone who cheats) · pl zdrajca (someone who cheats) · el απατεώνας (someone who cheats) · uk шахра́й (someone who cheats) · es tahúr (someone who cheats) · pt trapaceiro (someone who cheats) · uk обма́нщик (someone who cheats) · ru обма́нщица (someone who cheats) · wa tructeuse (someone who cheats) · es trafero (someone who cheats) · it imbroglione (someone who cheats) · ga bithiúnach (someone who cheats) · ja 詐欺師 (someone who cheats) · pl zdrajczyni (someone who cheats) · ca trampós (someone who cheats) · cmn 作弊者 (someone who cheats) · hu szélhámos (someone who cheats) · pl oszustka (someone who cheats) · pl oszust (someone who cheats) · nl bedrieger (someone who cheats) · ru моше́нник (someone who cheats) · es tramposo (someone who cheats) · fr menteur (someone who cheats) · ca tramposa (someone who cheats) · ru обма́нщик (someone who cheats) · no juksepave (someone who cheats) · wa frawtineuse (someone who cheats)