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Definition of Shammer
1. Noun. Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity.
Generic synonyms: Shirker, Slacker
Derivative terms: Malinger, Sham, Sham, Skulk
2. Noun. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Name Dropper, Ringer
Derivative terms: Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Pretend, Pretend, Sham, Sham, Sham, Sham
Definition of Shammer
1. n. One who shams; an impostor.
Definition of Shammer
1. Noun. A person who shams; a liar ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shammer
1. one that shams [n -S] - See also: shams
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shammer
Literary usage of Shammer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. One Year in Briartown by Lewis H. Bond (1879)
"SAINTLY shammer AND MR. SOCRATES SNIPE ARE NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS—BROTHER HEZEKIAH
... Saintly shammer having been placed in nomination by the former ..."
2. Travels in Arabia by Bayard Taylor, Thomas Stevens (1892)
"... and visiting Hail, Jebel shammer, and other places in Nejd.* On their return
Lady Blunt published the remarkably interesting story of their adventures, ..."
3. Travels in Arabia by Bayard Taylor, Thomas Stevens (1892)
"... Jebel shammer, and other places in Nejd.* On their return Lady Blunt published
the remarkably interesting story of their adventures, under the title of ..."
4. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1853)
"The most famous belong either to the shammer or to the ... it is invaluable to
the Bedouin, who, once on its back, can defy any pursuer except a shammer or ..."
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