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cheater.

Someone who cheats; something that cheats.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ//ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
  1. Someone who cheats; something that cheats.

  2. Someone who cheats; something that cheats. Synonym of adulterer.

  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.

  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 (e.g., 2×, 5×, 10×).

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ//ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
  1. An escheater.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chetour, a variant of eschetour, from Old French eschetour, escheteur, equivalent to escheat + -er.

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