shammer

UK
/ˈʃæmə/
US
/ˈʃæmɚ/

Translations

shammernoun
shammers
pl
UK
/ˈʃæmə/
US
/ˈʃæmɚ/
The shammer was caught trying to deceive the customers.
Обманщик был пойман при попытке обмануть клиентов.
Additional translations
shammeradjective
UK
/ˈʃæmə/
US
/ˈʃæmɚ/
Used attributively to modify a following noun with the sense ‘fraudulent; pretending; sham’.

Definitions

shammernoun
A person who pretends to be something they are not, often to deceive others.
The shammer convinced everyone he was a doctor, despite having no medical training.
Someone who feigns illness or incapacity to avoid work or duty.
The manager suspected that the employee was a shammer, calling in sick every Monday.
shammeradjective
Fraudulent or counterfeit; pretending to be genuine (used only before a noun).
Authorities raided the shammer clinic operating without proper licenses.