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Definition of Charlatan
1. Noun. A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes.
Exact synonyms: Mountebank
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Craniologist, Phrenologist, Quack
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Craniologist, Phrenologist, Quack
Definition of Charlatan
1. n. One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank.
Definition of Charlatan
1. Noun. A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Charlatan
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Medical Definition of Charlatan
1. A medical fraud claiming to cure disease by useless procedures, secret remedies, and worthless diagnostic and therapeutic machines. Synonym: quack. Origin: Fr., fr. It. Ciarlare, to prattle (05 Mar 2000)
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