English Explanatory Dictionary

cheater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
  2. Synonym of adulterer.
  3. Something that a person uses while cheating (i.e., either literally or figuratively cheating).
  4. 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.
  5. 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×).
noun
  1. An escheater.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cheater.wav

Word forms

cheater cheaters

Etymology

From cheat + -er. The sense referring to welding hood lenses was inspired by cheaters (plural) as a pair of reading glasses.

Synonyms

cheat adulterer

Related words

cheaters

Derived words

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

Translations

Arabic: غشّاش Arabic: غشّاشة Bulgarian: измамник Bulgarian: моше́ник Catalan: trampós Catalan: tramposa Catalan: trampista Chinese Mandarin: 騙子 /骗子 Chinese Mandarin: 作弊者 Dutch: bedrieger Dutch: valsspeler Finnish: huijari French: menteur French: tricheur French: tricheuse Georgian: მოღალატე Georgian: გამყიდველი German: Betrüger German: Schwindler Greek: απατεώνας Ancient Greek: ἀπατεών Hindi: छलिया Hindi: ठग Hungarian: csaló Hungarian: szélhámos Irish: séitéir Irish: bithiúnach Irish: caimiléir Italian: imbroglione Italian: truffatore Italian: pelagatti Japanese: 詐欺師 Latin: fraudātor Macedonian: измамник Macedonian: илеџија Māori: kaipurei tāhae Norwegian: juksepave Polish: oszust Polish: oszustka Polish: zdrajca Polish: zdrajczyni Portuguese: trapaceiro Portuguese: batoteiro Russian: обма́нщик Russian: обма́нщица Russian: моше́нник Russian: моше́нница Sanskrit: धूर्त Spanish: tramposo Spanish: fullero Spanish: tahúr Spanish: jaranero Swedish: skojare Swedish: fuskare Ukrainian: шахра́й Ukrainian: обма́нщик Walloon: tructeu Walloon: tructeuse Walloon: frawtineu Walloon: frawtineuse
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