dummerer means someone who pretends to be dumb (unable to speak), usually to get sympathy or for begging. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Related to dumb.
noun
- Someone who pretends to be dumb (unable to speak), usually to get sympathy or for begging.“every village almost will yield abundant testimonies amongst us; we have dummerers , Abraham men, &c.”