shammer

[sham-er]

noun

1. a person who shams.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shammer¹

First recorded in 1670–80; sham + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Attempts to avoid military service are comparatively rare in the conseil de r�vision of the Seine, and the shammers are readily detected.

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"He's quite right, sir," said Harry Girdwood, "you are inimitable as a shammer."

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A sham trade, like hundreds of other sham trades; and the shammer and the shamefuller, because women demean themselves to it.

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After examining Sergeant Mock's feet for twenty minutes, and testing the skin as well, he pronounced Mock a shammer.

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The sham is often so perfect an image of the reality that even the shammer is deceived.

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