Cheater
/ˈtʃiːtər/
Definitions
Someone who acts dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage.
/ˈtʃiːtər/
A person who cheats.
He was a cheater and deserved to be disqualified.
💡 Simply: A cheater is someone who breaks the rules to win or get something they want, like cheating on a test or in a game. It's not fair!
👶 For kids: Someone who doesn't play fair.
More Examples
Don't be a cheater; play the game fairly.
How It's Used
"The teacher caught the cheater red-handed during the exam."
"He's a known cheater in online poker."
Idioms & expressions
cheat death
To narrowly escape death.
"He cheated death in a car accident."
From "cheat" + "-er", a suffix forming agent nouns. The root likely derives from Old French "tricher" or Middle English "cheten", meaning to deceive.
The word's usage has remained consistently negative throughout history, relating to dishonesty and deception.
Memory tip
Think of a sneaky 'cheat' code in a video game.
Word Origin
"to deceive"