imbonitore — meaning in English

English meaning

• huckster noun A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
• quack noun The harsh, honking sound a duck makes.
• tout verb To promote or praise something enthusiastically, often to sell it.

Senses

imbonitore is used for these senses in English:

• con artist A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.
• huckster Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
• quack (figuratively, pejorative) Any similar charlatan or incompetent professional.
• tout Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

huckster — full definition

1. noun A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
2. noun Someone who sells things in a pushy or flashy way.
3. noun (informal) Someone who dishonestly sells fake or worthless goods.
4. noun A person whose job is writing adverts for radio or television.

quack — full definition

1. noun The harsh, honking sound a duck makes.
2. verb Of a duck, to make its characteristic call.
3. noun A person who dishonestly claims medical expertise they don't have, or who peddles fake cures.

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