noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who shams; a liar or faker.
2. 2
   a person who makes deceitful pretenses wordnet
3. 3
   someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bluffbullshittercharlatancharlatancon artistconfidence trickster

Etymology

From sham + -er.

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