cheater
nounEtymology From Middle English chetour, a variant of eschetour, from Old French eschetour, escheteur, equivalent to escheat + -er.
1
Obsolete An escheater.
- Related terms
- cheaters
cheater
noun/ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/
Etymology From cheat + -er. The sense referring to welding hood lenses was inspired by cheaters (plural) as a pair of reading glasses.
1
Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
- The Old Viper's an old cheater, an old hornswoggler.1990, Terry Griggs, Quickening, page 131:
- 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:
2
Synonym of adulterer.
› Something that a person uses while cheating…
3
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
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×).
- Derived terms
- cheater five, cheater plug, cheaters never prosper, cheatery, micro-cheater, noncheater, pinky cheater, windcheater