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shammer

sham·mer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sham-er]
    • /ˈʃæm ər/
    • /ˈʃæ.mə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sham-er]
    • /ˈʃæm ər/

Definitions of shammer word

  • noun shammer a person who shams. 1
  • noun shammer a person who shams 0

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Origin of shammer

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; sham + -er1

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Parts of speech for Shammer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shammer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shammer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shammer

noun shammer

  • bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
  • faker — anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake.
  • flimflammer — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
  • four-flusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
  • fourflusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.

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