Synonyms of cheater

cheater

noun

ˈchē-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler
• sharper
• skinner
• chiseler
• scammer
• defrauder
• fraudster
• ringer
• confidence man
• trickster
• phony
• sharpie
• fox
• sharpy
• adventurer
• bilk
• imposter
• scamster
• chiseller
• hoaxer
• fakir
• sham
• tricker
• cozener
• pretender
• finagler
• impostor
• bilker
• fake
• faker
• phoney
• charlatan
• rogue
• knave
• sneak
• quack
• smoothie
• mountebank
• rascal
• sneaker
• double-crosser
• bluffer
• double-dealer
• schemer
• gamesman
• prankster
• plotter
• cardsharp
• slickster
• quacksalver
• slicker
• humbug
• blackleg
• cardsharper
• wheeler-dealer
• slick
• fast-talker
• slyboots
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheater

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

Progress Notes • Cheater, cheater, cheater, cheater, cheater, biiiiitch. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024

The alleged cheaters in France used simple techniques to conceal their cameras, like hiding the devices in their clothing, but much more robust options exist on the open market. —Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024