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char·la·tan C0250600 (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 (-tăn′ĭk), char′la·tan′i·cal adj.char′la·tan·ism, char′la·tan·ry n.charlatanryenUK
charlatanry (1) Charlatanism, see there. (2) Quackery, see there.charlatanry (shăr′lă-tăn-rē) Undue pretension to knowledge or skill that is not possessed.ThesaurusSeecharlatan |