cheater

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːtə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)
• Homophone: cheetah (in non-rhotic accents)

From cheat +‎ -er.

cheater (plural cheaters)

1. One who cheats.
2. 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.

• (one who cheats): cheat

From Middle English chetour, a variant of eschetour, from Old French eschetour, escheteur, equivalent to escheat +‎ -er.

cheater (plural cheaters)

1. (obsolete) An escheater.

• cheaters (plurale tantum)

• hectare, rechate, recheat, reteach, teacher