SHAMMER

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

(noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses

malingerer, skulker, shammer

(noun) someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shammer (plural shammers)

A person who shams; a liar or faker.

Anagrams

• Hammers, hammers

Source: Wiktionary


Sham"mer, n.

Definition: One who shams; an impostor. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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