CHARLATANS

Noun

charlatans

plural of charlatan

Source: Wiktionary


CHARLATAN

Char"la*tan, n. Etym: [F. charlatan, fr. It. ciarlatano, fr. ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf. It. zirlare to whistle like a thrush.]

Definition: One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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