shammer

[ sham-er ]

noun

Origin of shammer

First recorded in 1670–80; sham + -er¹

It was impossible for even the most shameless shammer of sleep to hold out any longer.
The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 | Various
A sham trade, like hundreds of other sham trades; and the shammer and the shamefuller, because women demean themselves to it.
The Other Girls | Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
I'm lasht rosh shammer left blooming 'lone; all lovlish companshish ish faded and gone—eh, Shabez?
Rogues and Vagabonds | George R. Sims

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