charlatanchar‧la‧tan /ˈʃɑːlətən $ ˈʃɑːr-/ noun [countable] literary 
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Thesaurus- Charlatans advertise a variety of fat-reducing treatments in the back of magazines.
- I think the voters will see him as the charlatan he really is.
- No. She isn't a miracle worker. She isn't even a doctor. She's a complete charlatan.
- Some people said that he was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; others claimed he was a charlatan.
- Some psychic charlatan convinced her she was going to die in six months.
- A vivid portrait of a successful charlatan exploiting the second-century Christians is given by Lucian in his Peregrinus.
- Exploitation by charlatans played a part, as did certain traditional beliefs.
- My inquiries reveal that most of these are caused by exercise programmes devised by ignorant charlatans feeding off our need for health.
- Naturopathic medicine became considered the province of charlatans and primitives.
- The lack of anonymity meant that charlatans and tricksters could rarely get away with their deceptions for long.
- This is truly an important book that should bury the image of the Cadillacdriving charlatan for ever.
- Time is a great charlatan, not a great healer, as has been remarked.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who pretends to be someone else► impostor
someone who pretends to have special skills or knowledge – used to show disapproval someone who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive people and gain something such as money or power: · It was not the real Dr Frazer but an impostor.· The man registered at a Las Vegas hotel as Dustin Hoffman, and it wasn't until he left without paying his bill that people realized he was an impostor.
► charlatan someone who pretends to have special skills or knowledge, for example as a doctor or teacher, when in fact they do not: · No. She isn't a miracle worker. She isn't even a doctor. She's a complete charlatan.· Some people said that he was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; others claimed he was a charlatan.
► bogus pretending to have a particular job or position that you do not have, in order to do something dishonest or illegal: · The government has announced tough new measures to deal with bogus asylum-seekers.bogus official/social worker/policeman etc: · The child was taken away from her parents by a bogus social worker.· There has been a spate of incidents where bogus officials have called on the homes of elderly people.
someone who tricks other people► con man/con artist/scam artist someone who tries to get money from people by tricking them: · A pair of con men have been tricking older people in the community out of their life savings.· Don't be fooled by con artists who promise enormous returns on your investment with no risk.· Petty scam artists victimize tourists on the streets.
► crook informal a dishonest person who steals things or tricks people: · I wouldn't do business with him - he's a crook.· People have accused me of being a crook, but I didn't take any money that wasn't mine.
► charlatan someone who pretends to have special skills and abilities and tricks people into believing them: · Some psychic charlatan convinced her she was going to die in six months.· Charlatans advertise a variety of fat-reducing treatments in the back of magazines.
► quack informal a dishonest person who pretends to be a doctor who can cure diseases: · Larry paid some quack over a thousand dollars to cure his insomnia.· That quack doesn't know anything about treating heart disease.
► shyster American informal a dishonest person, especially a lawyer: · Their lawyer is a shyster who would do anything to win a case.· Once the shysters get involved, you can be sure we'll end up in court.
► snake-oil salesman/peddler American someone who deceives people by persuading them to accept false information, solutions etc that are not effective: · Critics have called the Senator a smooth-talking snake-oil peddler.· Latenight TV is full of snake-oil salesmen offering get-rich-quick schemes.