shammer
/ˈʃæmər/
noun
- A person who pretends to be something they are not, especially someone who fakes an illness or emotion.
- The coach warned the team not to be shammers during practice, as faking injuries only hurts the group.
- She called him a shammer after he faked a phone call to avoid talking to her.
- The doctor quickly realized the patient was a shammer, pretending to have a headache to get out of work.