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Synonyms for shammer

15 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

role player fake fraud pretender

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Fraud

fraud, pretender, fake, role player, sham, phony informal US, phoney UK, imposter, pseudo, charlatan, faker, pseud, humbug, deceiver

2. Malingerer

malingerer, skulker

Definitions

n. 1
A person who shams; a liar or faker.

Forms

Plural: shammers → frauds, pretenders, fakes, shams…

Example sentences

fake Many consumer reviews of books on Amazon are fake.
fraud Academic fraud is more common than you might think.
pretender They knew how to unmask the prince pretender.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
shammer		steady
fake		rising
fraud		rising
pretender		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: fake¹, sham¹
5 letters: fraud¹, phony², faker², pseud
6 letters: pseudo², phoney², humbug²
7 letters: skulker
8 letters: imposter³, deceiver
9 letters: pretender³, charlatan³
10 letters: malingerer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (phony² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: simulateur
Italiano: simulatore
Español: simulador