shammer n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity [syn: {malingerer}, {skulker}, {shammer}] 2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
Shammer \Sham"mer\, n. One who shams; an impostor. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]