Charlatan

charlatan |ˈ sh ärlətən; ˈ sh ärlətn|

noun

a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. See note at quack .

Charlatan : a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill

DERIVATIVES

charlatanism |-lətəˌnizəm; -lətnˌizəm| |ˈʃɑrlədəˈnɪzəm| |ˈʃɑrlətnˈɪzəm| noun

charlatanry |ˈ sh ärlətənrē; -lətnrē| |ˈʃɑrlədənri| |ˈʃɑrlətnri| noun

ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting an itinerant seller of supposed remedies): from French, from Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare ‘to babble.’

charlatan

noun

Doc Brimley didn’t go to no fancy halls of ivy, but he was no charlatan quack, sham, fraud, fake, impostor, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver, double-dealer, swindler, fraudster, mountebank; informal phony, shark, con man, con artist, scam artist, flimflammer, bunco artist, snake oil salesman; dated confidence man/woman. See note at quack .