Mountebank

noun

/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounOne who sells dubious medicines.

2.nounOne who sells by deception; a con artist; a charlatan.

3.nounAn acrobat.

4.verbTo act as a mountebank.

5.verbTo cheat by boasting and false pretenses.

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