fox vs cheater

fox and cheater both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fox	Yes	No	Yes	No
cheater	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cheater is a hypernym of fox; that is, cheater is a word with a broader meaning than fox:

Other hypernyms of fox include beguiler, cheat, deceiver, slicker, trickster.

fox (noun)	cheater (noun)
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
a shifty deceptive person
the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

fox (verb)	cheater (verb)
become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
deceive somebody