charlatan
/SHAR-luh-tun/nouna person falsely claiming special knowledge or skill
“The clinic turned out to be run by a charlatan.”
- Synonyms
- fraud, quack, impostor
- Antonyms
- expert, professional
- Memory hook
- charlatan: the fairground seller of miracle tonics.
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