charlatan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- charlatan noun A person who pretends to have skill or knowledge they don't actually have, usually to trick people out of money.
- fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- quack noun The harsh, honking sound a duck makes.
- quacksalver noun One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
Senses
charlatan is used for these senses in English:
- charlatan A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
- fraud A person who performs any such trick.
- quacksalver (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]
- wheeler-dealer (informal) A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.
fraud — full definition
- noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.