charlatan in English dictionary

  • charlatan

    Meanings and definitions of "charlatan"

    • A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
    • noun
      A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
    • malicious trickster
    • A person fraudulently claiming knowledge and skills not possessed.
    • Someone who practices medicine without proper qualifications and/or promotes ineffective medical treatments.
    • noun
      a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

    Synonyms of "charlatan" in English dictionary

    cheater, cheat, mountebank are the top synonyms of "charlatan" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of charlatan

    • charlatan ( plural  charlatans)
    • charlatan (plural charlatans)

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