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- DictionaryChar·la·tan/ˈSHärləd(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"
A charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception.
A charlatan is a quack, a person who is trying to deceive you with false claims. Beware of charlatans who try to sell you access to the fountain of youth or to a Ponzi scheme disguised as an exclusive investment fund. A charlatan is one who pretends to possess knowledge he or she lacks.
CHARLATAN definition: someone who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have. Learn more.
Definition of charlatan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess . [formal, disapproval] He was exposed as a charlatan. Synonyms: fraud [informal], cheat, fake, sham More Synonyms of charlatan. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than they possess; fraud; quack.
noun. One who fakes: fake, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
