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shammer

[ sham-er ]
/ ˈʃæm ər /
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noun

a person who shams.

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Words related to shammer

mountebank, faker, fake, sharp, whip, counterfeit, actor, cheat, counterfeiter, sham, humbug, phony, bum, pretender, fraud, impostor, pseudo, put-on, charlatan, shark

Words nearby shammer

shames, shamina, shamir, shamisen, shammai, shammer, shammes, shammy, shamo, shamokin, shamoy

Origin of shammer

First recorded in 1670–80; sham + -er1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shammer

  • 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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