charlatan
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See also charlatán
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French charlatan, from Italian ciarlatano (“quack”), a blend of ciarlatore (“a chatterer”) and cerretano (“a hawker, quack”), literally, a native of Cerreto, a village in Umbria, known for its quacks.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
charlatan (plural charlatans)
Synonyms [edit]
- swindler
- mountebank
- fraudster
- con-artist
- con-man
- imposter, impostor
- fraud
- phony
- fake
- See also Wikisaurus:deceiver
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Translations [edit]
malicious trickster
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
charlatan m (plural charlatans; feminine charlatane, plural charlatanes)