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Cheaters

[chee-ter] Origin

cheat·er

[chee-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that cheats.
2.
cheaters, Slang.
a.
eyeglasses; spectacles.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see cheat, -er1
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Word Origin & History

cheater
early 14c., "royal officer in charge of the king's escheats;" meaning "dishonest player" is recorded from 1530s. See cheat.
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Slang Dictionary

cheaters definition


  1. n.
    sunglasses. (Formerly referred to all spectacles. See also shades; sunshades.) : Get your cheaters on. The sun's really bright.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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