cheater

plural cheaters

1. Someone who cheats; something that cheats.

   The Old Viper's an old cheater, an old hornswoggler.

   1990, Terry Griggs, Quickening, page 131

   1 more example

   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.

   2020 May 6, Tom Warren, “The world’s biggest PC games are fighting a new surge of cheaters and hackers”, in The Verge

   Synonyms: cheat

   1. Synonym of adulterer.

      Synonyms: cheat, adulterer

2. Something that a person uses while cheating (i.e., either literally or figuratively cheating).
   1. 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.
   2. 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×).

plural cheaters

1. obsoleteAn escheater.