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    mountebank
    /ˈmaʊntɪbaŋk/

    noun

    • 1. a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.

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  2. A mountebank is someone who pretends to be someone or something they are not, or to be able to do something they cannot. Learn more about this literary term, its pronunciation and translations, and see examples from literature and Harry Potter.

  3. A mountebank is a person who sells quack medicines from a platform or a boastful unscrupulous pretender. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Mountebank definition: a person who sells quack medicines, as from a platform in public places, attracting and influencing an audience by tricks, storytelling, etc.. See examples of MOUNTEBANK used in a sentence.

  5. A mountebank has a talent for tricking people into buying things, like the mountebank who charms women into buying "magic beauty pills" for hundreds of dollars, though they are just ordinary vitamins you can buy anywhere.

  6. A mountebank is an old-fashioned term for a person who tries to trick people, especially in order to get their money. Learn how to pronounce, use and find synonyms for this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  7. A mountebank is a person who sells quack medicines or is a fake or charlatan. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. A mountebank is a person who sells quack medicines or is a charlatan. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of the word mountebank in this online dictionary.