"cheater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cheater.wav Forms: cheaters [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) Etymology: From cheat + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cheat|-er|id2=agent noun}} cheat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheater (plural cheaters)
  1. Someone who cheats; something that cheats. Synonyms: cheat#Noun
    Sense id: en-cheater-en-noun-en:someone_or_something_that_cheats
  2. Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
    Synonym of adulterer.
    Categories (topical): People Synonyms: cheat#Noun, adulterer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cheater-en-noun-en:someone_or_something_that_cheats1 Disambiguation of People: 20 51 16 12 1
  3. 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.
    Sense id: en-cheater-en-noun-en:something_that_a_person_uses_while_cheating
  4. 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.
    Sense id: en-cheater-en-noun-en:something_that_a_person_uses_while_cheating1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cheater five, cheater plug, cheaters never prosper, cheatery, micro-cheater, noncheater, pinky cheater, windcheater
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cheater.wav Forms: cheaters [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English chetour, a variant of eschetour, from Old French eschetour, escheteur, equivalent to escheat + -er. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|escheator}}, {{inh|en|enm|chetour}} Middle English chetour, {{der|en|fro|eschetour}} Old French eschetour, {{af|en|escheat|-er|id2=agent noun}} escheat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheater (plural cheaters)
  1. (obsolete) An escheater. Tags: obsolete Related terms: cheaters [plural, plural-only]
    Sense id: en-cheater-en-noun-YonPQ~FV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 12 27 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 8 13 12 25 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 9 24 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 6 26 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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