The meaning of CHARLATAN is quack. How to use charlatan in a sentence. Did you know?

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.

CHARLATAN definition: 1. a person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have, especially in medicine…. Learn more.

Synonyms for CHARLATAN: fraud, sham, fake, pretender, imposter, deceiver, quack, mountebank; Antonyms of CHARLATAN: expert, master, professional, virtuoso, authority, wizard, maestro, adept

a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than they possess; fraud; quack. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins …

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.

You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.

CHARLATAN definition: someone who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have. Learn more.

A charlatan, also called a swindler or mountebank, is someone who fakes as a doctor to get money, power or fame. The English word comes from French charlatan, a seller of medicines who might advertise his presence with music and an outdoor stage show.

Definition of charlatan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a person who claims to have knowledge or skills that they do not really have. He knows nothing about medicine—he’s a complete charlatan.