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Cheat (deceiver)
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Deceiver — De*ceiv er, n. One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor. [1913 Webster] The deceived and the deceiver are his. Job xii. 16. Syn: {Deceiver}, {Impostor}. Usage: A deceiver operates by stealth and in private upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cheat´er — cheat «cheet», verb, noun. –v.i. to play or do business in a way that is not honest; practice deceit; act fraudulently: »He always cheats at cards if he can get away with it. –v.t. 1. to deceive or trick; swindle; defraud (of or out of): »The… … Useful english dictionary
cheat´a|ble — cheat «cheet», verb, noun. –v.i. to play or do business in a way that is not honest; practice deceit; act fraudulently: »He always cheats at cards if he can get away with it. –v.t. 1. to deceive or trick; swindle; defraud (of or out of): »The… … Useful english dictionary
cheat — [n1] person who fools others bluff, charlatan, chiseler, con artist, confidence operator, conniver, cozener, crook, deceiver, decoy, defrauder, dodger, double crosser*, doubledealer*, enticer, fake, hypocrite, impostor, inveigler, jockey,… … New thesaurus
Cheat — Cheat, n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture, or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were resorted to in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cheat — [[t]tʃit[/t]] v. t. 1) to defraud; swindle 2) to deceive; influence by fraud 3) to elude; escape: to cheat death[/ex] 4) to practice fraud or deceit 5) to violate rules or agreements: to cheat at cards[/ex] 6) to take an examination in a… … From formal English to slang
Deceiver — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deceiver >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deceiver deceiver &c.(deceive &c. 545) ??? dissembler hypocrite Sgm: N 1 sophist sophist Pharisee Jesuit Mawworm Pecksniff Joseph Surface Tartufe Janus … English dictionary for students
cheat — I. verb Etymology: 2cheat Date: 1590 transitive verb 1. to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud 2. to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice 3. to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting < cheat death >… … New Collegiate Dictionary
deceiver — noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • Syn: ↑cheat, ↑cheater, ↑trickster, ↑beguiler, ↑slicker • Derivationally related forms: ↑beguile (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cheat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. deceive, defraud (See deception). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who cheats] Syn. rogue, cheater, swindler, fraud, quack, charlatan, conniver, confidence man, scammer, chiseler, impostor, masquerader,… … English dictionary for students
deceiver — deceive ► VERB 1) deliberately mislead into believing something false. 2) (of a thing) give a mistaken impression. DERIVATIVES deceiver noun. ORIGIN Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere ensnare, cheat … English terms dictionary
