Definition & Meaning of "charlatan"in English

Charlatan

an individual who acts as if they possess special qualities, knowledge, or skills

con artist

deceiver

mountebank

phony

slicker

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

charlatans

Examples

The so-called healer was exposed as a charlatan when his treatments failed to produce results.

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