Definition of mountebank - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
charlatanDated deceptive person pretending to be something they are notDated
- He was exposed as a mountebank after the scam.
2.
quackDated person selling fake medicines with tricksDated
- The mountebank drew a crowd with his fake cures.
Verb
1.
cheatingRare cheat by boasting and false pretensesRare
- She mountebanked her clients with fake promises.
2.
deceptionRare deceive others by pretending to be something one is notRare
- He tried to mountebank his way into the exclusive club..
Origin of mountebank
Italian, monta (mount) + banco (bench)
Examples of mountebank in a sentence
Villagers were wary of the traveling mountebank. The mountebank promised a miracle cure for arthritis. Villagers were skeptical of the mountebank's extravagant claims. He mountebanked investors with grandiose schemes. The salesman mountebanked the crowd with his tall tales. She tried to mountebank her way into the elite group.
They mountebanked the investors with false promises.
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- French:charlatan, tromper, ...
- German:Scharlatan, betrügen, ...
- Italian:ciarlatano, ingannare, ...
- Spanish:charlatán, engañar, ...
- Portuguese:charlatão, enganar, ...
- Chinese:骗子, 欺骗, ...
- Japanese:ペテン師, 騙す, ...
- Arabic:دَجَّال, خَدَعَ, ...
- Hebrew:שַׁרְלָטָן, לְרַמּוֹת, ...
- Russian:шарлатан, обманывать, ...
- Ukrainian:шарлатан, обманути, ...
- Hindi:ढोंगी, धोखा देना, ...
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