cheater

Everyday

1. A cheater is a person who cheats: who breaks the rules secretly to win or to get something they should not have. tree →
2. A cheater is also someone who is not faithful or honest with a partner or friend. tree →

In the lessons

In games, sport and tests a cheater copies answers, peeks, changes the score or ignores the rules. In stories it marks an unfair character, and the reader expects them to be caught or to learn a lesson. In lessons on honesty it is the opposite of a fair player. Phrases: a sore loser and a cheater, call someone a cheater, cheaters never prosper.

Examples

• Nobody wanted to play cards with him because he was a cheater. tree →
• The cheater was sent off the field. tree →
• «Cheaters never win,» said the coach. tree →
• She was called a cheater after she looked at her neighbour's test. tree →
• Don't be a cheater, wait your turn. tree →
• The game kicked out the cheater who used a hack. tree →
• In the story, the cheater lost the race in the end. tree →

Note

Countable: a cheater, two cheaters. Mostly American; British English often says «a cheat» (He is a cheat). The verb is «cheat» (cheat, cheats, cheated, cheating). Calling someone a cheater is a strong accusation, so be sure before you say it.