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Definitions for Charlatan
[1] a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack.
[2] someone who professes knowledge or expertise, esp in medicine, that he or she does not have; quack
Words related to Charlatan
quack, fraud, mountebank, phony, cheat, fake, pretender, con, sham, imposter
Words nearby Charlatan
charity school, charivari, chark, charkha, charlady, charlatan, charlatanism, charlatanry, charlemagne, charlene, charleroi
Origin of Charlatan
1595–1605; < Middle French < Italian ciarlatano, equivalent to ciarla(tore ) chatterer (derivative of ciarlare to chatter; from imitative root) + (cerre)tano hawker, quack, literally, native of Cerreto, a village in Umbria, known for its quacks
Other words from Charlatan
char·la·tan·ic [shahr-luh -tan -ik] /ˌʃɑr ləˈtæn ɪk/ , char·la·tan·i·cal , char·la·tan·ish , char·la·tan·is·tic , adjective
char·la·tan·i·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Charlatan
C17: from French, from Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare to chatter
Synonyms for Charlatan
con artist, cheat, con, fake, fraud, imposter, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack, sham, rip-off artist