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- [sham-er]
- /ˈʃæm ər/
- /ˈʃæ.mə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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