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- Dictionarycharlatan/ˈʃɑːlət(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
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A charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception.
CHARLATAN definition: 1. a person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have, especially in medicine…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHARLATAN is quack. How to use charlatan in a sentence. Did you know?
Charlatan definition: a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than they possess; fraud; quack.. See examples of CHARLATAN used in a sentence.
A charlatan is a quack, a person who is trying to deceive you with false claims. Beware of charlatans who try to sell you access to the fountain of youth or to a Ponzi scheme disguised as an exclusive investment fund.
You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
CHARLATAN definition: someone who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have. Learn more.
Charlatan definition: A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
Definition of charlatan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than they possess; fraud; quack. Synonyms: phony, fake, fraud, mountebank, impostor. Discover More. Other Words From. char·la·tan·ic [ shahr-l, uh, -, tan, -ik], char·la·tan·i·cal char·la·tan·ish char·la·tan·is·tic adjective. char·la·tan·i·cal·ly adverb. Discover More.
