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double-dealer vs cheat

cheat vs double-dealer

double-dealer and cheat both are nouns.

double-dealer is not a verb while cheat is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
double-dealer Yes No No No
cheat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cheat is a hypernym of double-dealer; that is, cheat is a word with a broader meaning than double-dealer:
  • double-dealer: a person who says one thing and does another
  • cheat: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Other hypernyms of double-dealer include beguiler, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster.
double-dealer (noun) cheat (noun)
a person who says one thing and does another a deception for profit to yourself
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
double-dealer (verb) cheat (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
deprive somebody of something by deceit
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between double-dealer and cheat

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