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Heater vs Cheater - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between heater and cheater

is that heater is a device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building while cheater is one who cheats.

heater

English

(wikipedia heater)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
  • Turn on the heater ; I'm cold.
  • (dated, slang) A gun.
  • The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
  • (baseball, slang) A fastball.
  • Jones threw a heater under his chin.
  • (gambling, slang) An extended winning streak.
  • Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.

    See also

    * heating

    cheater

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who cheats.
  • An improvised breaker bar made from a length of pipe and a wrench (spanner), usually used to free screws, bolts, etc. that are difficult to remove with a ratchet or wrench alone.
  • Derived terms

    * cheater plug

    Synonyms

    * cheat

    See also

    * cheaters (plurale tantum)