as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
gambling casinos have very elaborate means of detecting cheaters
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Once your game has crashed, the cheater is free to run up to your character in game, shoot them in the head and take all your gear.
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The Astros players, especially star infielder Jose Altuve, were branded cheaters by baseball fans across the country, especially Yankees and Dodger fans.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
That changed after Remy Ma made a scathing social media post revealing Pap’s romance with Shields, accusing the rapper of being a serial cheater and being involved with multiple women.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The Astros players, especially star infielder Jose Altuve, were branded cheaters by baseball fans across the country, especially Yankees and Dodger fans.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
That changed after Remy Ma made a scathing social media post revealing Pap’s romance with Shields, accusing the rapper of being a serial cheater and being involved with multiple women.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Cheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheater. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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