Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheater

/ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: cheater
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who cheats; something that cheats.

noun

Someone who cheats; something that cheats.

noun

Something that a person uses while cheating (i.e., either literally or figuratively cheating).

noun

Something that a person uses while cheating (i.e., either literally or figuratively cheating).

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The Old Viper's an old cheater, an old hornswoggler."
"Wallhacks expose everyone on a map so cheaters get a huge advantage of knowing when you’re about to push a point or turn a corner."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chetour, eschetour

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cheaters (plural)

Derived Forms

cheatery noncheater windcheater

Phrases

cheater five cheater glasses cheater plug cheaters never prosper micro-cheater pinky cheater

Frequently Paired Words

cheat sheet crib sheet cheaters

Synonyms

cheat adulterer deceiver trickster beguiler slicker

Homonyms

cheetah (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

peter meter metre heater liter eater sweeter seater beater dieter jeter repeater

Questions

How do you pronounce cheater?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/.
What does cheater mean?: Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
Where does cheater come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cheater

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