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char⋅la⋅tan
[shahr-luh-tn] 
–noun
| a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack. |
Origin:
1595–1605; < MF < It ciarlatano, equiv. to ciarla(tore) chatterer (deriv. of ciarlare to chatter; from imit. root) + (cerre)tano hawker, quack, lit., native of Cerreto, a village in Umbria, known for its quacks
1595–1605; < MF < It ciarlatano, equiv. to ciarla(tore) chatterer (deriv. of ciarlare to chatter; from imit. root) + (cerre)tano hawker, quack, lit., native of Cerreto, a village in Umbria, known for its quacks
Related forms:
char⋅la⋅tan⋅ic [shahr-luh-tan-ik] , char⋅la⋅tan⋅i⋅cal, char⋅la⋅tan⋅ish, char⋅la⋅tan⋅is⋅tic, adjective
[shahr-luh-tan-ik] , char⋅la⋅tan⋅i⋅cal, char⋅la⋅tan⋅ish, char⋅la⋅tan⋅is⋅tic, adjective char⋅la⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
impostor, mountebank, fraud, fake, phony.
impostor, mountebank, fraud, fake, phony.
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| char·la·tan (shär'lə-tən) n. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. [French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.] char'la·tan'ic (-tān'ĭk), char'la·tan'i·cal adj., char'la·tan·ism, char'la·tan·ry n. |
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