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单词
mountebank
释义
mountebank
noun
DEFINITIONS
1
1
an old word for a person who is adept at manipulating or defrauding people. Often sociable, stylish, confident, and associating with people of wealth.
Those we would call quacks and mountebanks abounded.
Submitted by:
John Bavister from United Kingdom on 31/01/2016
mountebank
noun
countable
old-fashioned
US
/
ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk
/
Word Forms
singular
mountebank
plural
mountebanks
DEFINITIONS
2
1
someone who pretends to be someone they are not or pretends to be able to do things they cannot do
Synonyms and related words
People who are considered dishonest or insincere
liar
cheat
hypocrite
2
an old word for a person who is adept at manipulating or defrauding people. Often sociable, stylish, confident, and associating with people of wealth.
Those we would call quacks and mountebanks abounded.
Submitted by:
John Bavister from United Kingdom on 31/01/2016
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