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shammer
sham·mer
/
ˈʃæm
ər
/
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[
sham
-er
]
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noun
a person who
shams
.
Origin:
1670–80;
sham
+
-er
1
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sham
(ʃæm)
—
n
1.
anything that is not what it purports or appears to be
2.
something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine
3.
a person who pretends to be something other than he is
—
adj
4.
counterfeit or false; simulated
—
vb
,
shams
,
shamming
,
shammed
5.
to falsely assume the appearance of (something); counterfeit:
to sham illness
[C17: perhaps a Northern English dialect variant of
shame
]
'shammer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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