Noun
cheat -
a deception for profit to yourself
cheating
dissimulation ,
dissembling ,
deceit ,
deception the act of deceiving
cheat -
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
deceiver ,
cheater ,
trickster ,
beguiler ,
slicker
offender ,
wrongdoer a person who transgresses moral or civil law
bluffer ,
four-flusher a person who tries to bluff other people
chiseler ,
chiseller ,
defrauder ,
grifter ,
scammer ,
swindler ,
gouger a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
decoy ,
steerer a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
slyboots ,
dodger ,
fox a shifty deceptive person
double-crosser ,
double-dealer ,
betrayer ,
traitor ,
two-timer a person who says one thing and does another
defalcator ,
embezzler ,
peculator someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use
falsifier someone who falsifies
finagler ,
wangler a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods
counterfeiter ,
forger someone who makes copies illegally
fortune hunter a person who seeks wealth through marriage
front man ,
nominal head ,
figurehead ,
straw man ,
strawman ,
front a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
dissembler ,
dissimulator ,
hypocrite ,
phoney ,
phony ,
pretender a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
impersonator ,
imitator someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
faker ,
imposter ,
impostor ,
pseud ,
pseudo ,
shammer ,
sham ,
role player ,
pretender ,
fraud ,
fake a person who makes deceitful pretenses
liar ,
prevaricator a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
misleader someone who leads astray (often deliberately)
charlatan ,
mountebank a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
obscurantist a person who is deliberately vague
sandbagger someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you
two-timer someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else
cheat -
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
swindle ,
rig
fraud something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
cozenage ,
scam a fraudulent business scheme
bunco ,
gyp ,
flimflam ,
confidence trick ,
confidence game ,
con game ,
bunko game ,
bunko ,
bunco game ,
hustle ,
con ,
sting a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
pyramiding a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated
holdout the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
swiz British slang for a swindle
cheat -
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
chess ,
Bromus secalinus
cheat -
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
darnel ,
tare ,
bearded darnel ,
Lolium temulentum
Verb
cheat -
deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50" ; "This salesman ripped us off!" ; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme" ; "They chiseled me out of my money"
rip off ,
chisel
delude ,
deceive ,
lead on ,
cozen cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
victimise ,
victimize punish unjustly
gazump raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price
cozen cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
fleece ,
gazump ,
overcharge ,
rob ,
pluck ,
plume ,
surcharge ,
soak ,
hook shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
bunco ,
swindle ,
scam ,
rook ,
hornswoggle ,
gyp ,
gip ,
defraud ,
goldbrick ,
mulct ,
diddle ,
short-change ,
con ,
victimize ,
nobble impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
bilk evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
bunk ,
beat provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
whipsaw saw with a whipsaw
welch ,
welsh cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
beguile ,
hoodwink ,
juggle hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"
cheat -
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
chisel
delude ,
deceive ,
lead on ,
cozen cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
job work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
shark hunt shark
rig ,
set up equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
cozen cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
crib line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"
fudge ,
misrepresent ,
wangle ,
fake ,
cook ,
falsify ,
manipulate tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures" ; "cook the books" ; "falsify the data"
cheat -
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
chouse ,
shaft ,
screw ,
chicane ,
jockey
vanquish ,
beat out ,
trounce ,
crush ,
shell ,
beat beat out a rhythm
cheat -
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband" ; "Might her husband be wandering?"
cheat on ,
cuckold ,
betray ,
wander
delude ,
deceive ,
lead on ,
cozen cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
two-time carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time
fool around ,
play around commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
