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shammer vs shirker

shirker vs shammer

shammer and shirker both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shammer Yes No No No
shirker Yes No No No
As nouns, shirker is a hypernym of shammer; that is, shirker is a word with a broader meaning than shammer:
  • shammer: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  • shirker: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
Other hypernyms of shammer include slacker.
shammer (noun) shirker (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
Difference between shammer and shirker

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