shammer
- noun
- /ˈʃæmər/
:
impostor
- Everyone thought he was a war hero, but he turned out to be a shammer.
Examples
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The company was exposed as a shammer making false promises to investors.
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Detectives are trained to spot a shammer among genuine witnesses.
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He is such a shammer when it comes to his qualifications.
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Don't trust her; she's a shammer trying to deceive everyone.
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Everyone thought he was a war hero, but he turned out to be a shammer.
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The company was exposed as a shammer making false promises to investors.
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Detectives are trained to spot a shammer among genuine witnesses.
Synonyms
707
1.0
A person who often says things that are not true
160
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
81
6.1
Something or someone that pretends to be real but is false
73
6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
65
3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
50
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
41
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits
40
4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
39
8.6
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
38
8.6
A person who says they have special skills to trick people
33
6.2
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick or entertain people
26
8.0
A person who pretends to be someone they are not to fit in
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
15
5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
13
7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
13
5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
8
9.9
A person who often lies and makes up stories to impress or trick people
7
7.4
A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people
4
6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
4
7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
1
7.1
A person who makes up stories to trick people
1
7.2
A person who tricks people online to get their personal or bank details
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
1
9.5
A person who hides real thoughts or plans by saying something else
1
9.9
A person who acts important but is not powerful or skilled
1
7.8
A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke
1
9.9
A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want
1
8.7
A person who changes papers or records to deceive others
A nickname for a dishonest person who pretends to speak for the country
A person or device that pretends to be something else to deceive people
A person who tricks people to get their money or things
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who pretends to know a lot to impress others
A person who acts to impress others rather than show true feelings
A person who pretends to have skills or money to impress others
A person who hides true feelings or plans by saying things they do not mean
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shammer comes from sham 'fake' and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. A helpful way to remember is to think of someone 'doing a sham', pretending to be real, so a shammer is an impostor or deceiver.