Akademik

shammer

noun

1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• Syn:

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

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sham, ↑sham (for: ↑sham), ↑fake (for: ↑faker), ↑fake (for: ↑fake), ↑pretend (for: ↑pretender)

• Hypernyms: ↑deceiver, ↑cheat, ↑cheater, ↑trickster, ↑beguiler, ↑slicker

• Hyponyms: ↑name dropper, ↑ringer

2. someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

• Syn: ↑malingerer, ↑skulker

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sham, ↑skulk (for: ↑skulker), ↑malinger (for: ↑malingerer)

• Hypernyms: ↑slacker, ↑shirker

Useful english dictionary. 2012.