Definition of skanker in US English:
skanker
noun
Caribbean
1A deceitful, untrustworthy person; a swindler, a cheat.
2A person who performs a freestyle dance to reggae music.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Weekly Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica). From skank + -er.
Pronunciation
skanker
/ˈskaŋkə/