mountebank
mountebank · mountebanks
шарлатан
One who sells dubious medicinesOne who sells dubious medicines.
/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/
Meaning
4 sensesOne who sells dubious medicines.
One who sells by deception; a con artist.
шарлатанšarlatan
Any boastful, false pretender.
(obsolete)An acrobat.
More definitions
- a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
Translations
1 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
charlatan:
Origin
From archaic Italian montambanco (“quack who mounts a bench to hawk his wares”), contracteFrom archaic Italian montambanco (“quack who mounts a bench to hawk his wares”), contracted from monta-in-banco (“mount on bench”).
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Forms
plural: mountebanks| Singular | mountebank |
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regular
Synonyms
23 synonymsfakeB1charlatanconmanquackbristlerbunco-steererchiselercon artistconfidence tricksterflimflammergrifterluggermagsmansaltimbanco
Close in meaning
- a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes:charlatan