shammer

Other forms: shammers

Definitions of shammer

1. noun

   someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
   synonyms: malingerer, skulker

   type of:

   shirker, slacker

   a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
2. noun

   a person who makes deceitful pretenses
   synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, humbug, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham

   types:

   name dropper

   someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

   ringer

   a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

   type of:

   beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster

   someone who leads you to believe something that is not true