noun
- a person who pretends or fakes something; one who deceives by false pretenses
Usage: informal
Examples
- The doctor suspected the patient was a shammer trying to get out of work.
- Don’t be such a shammer – we know you’re not really sick.
- The coach could spot a shammer from a mile away during tryouts.
- She called him a shammer when he pretended to be injured.
- The insurance investigator was trained to identify potential shammers.
- He was known as a shammer who would fake symptoms to avoid responsibility.