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View usage for: mountebank in British English (ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋk) noun1. (formerly) a person who sold quack medicines in public places verb3. (intransitive) to play the mountebank Derived forms mountebankery (ˌmounteˈbankery) noun Word origin C16: from Italian montambanco a climber on a bench, from montare to mount2 + banco bench (see also bank1) mountebank in American English (ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk) noun1. Archaic a person who mounted a bench, or platform, in a public place and sold quack medicines, usually attracting an audience by tricks, stories, etc. 2. any charlatan, or quack verb intransitive3. to act as a mountebank SIMILAR WORDS: quack Derived forms mountebankery (ˈmounteˌbankery) noun Word origin It montambanco < montare, mount 1 + in, on + banco, a bench: see bank 1Synonyms of 'mountebank'charlatan, fraud, cheat, fake More Synonyms of mountebank Definition a charlatan or fake Synonyms pretender hustler (US, informal) conman or woman (informal) con artist (informal) fraudster confidence trickster grifter (slang, mainly US, Canadian) chiseller (informal) phoney or phony (informal) rorter (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who cheats He's nothing but a rotten cheat. Synonyms deceiver, sharper, cheater, shark, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, double-crosser (informal), swindler, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), rorter (Australian, slang), chiseller (informal), rogue, dodger, knave (archaic), rogue trader Definition an object, person, or act that is not genuine She denied claims that she is a fake. Synonyms charlatan, deceiver, sham, quack, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal) Definition a person who acts in a false or deceitful way He believes many psychics are frauds. Synonyms impostor, cheat, fake, bluffer, sham, hoax, hoaxer, forgery, counterfeit, pretender, charlatan, quack, fraudster, swindler, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), double-dealer, phoney or phony (informal) Nearby words ofmountebank - mountain
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Additional synonymsDefinition a person who cheats or swindles by pretending to be someone else He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor. Synonyms fraud (informal), cheat, fake, impersonator, rogue, deceiver, sham, pretender, hypocrite, charlatan, quack, trickster, knave (archaic), phoney or phony (informal) Definition an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge The man was a quack after all, just as Rosalinda had warned. Synonyms charlatan, fraud (informal), fake, pretender, humbug (old-fashioned), impostor, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal), quacksalver (archaic) Definition a dishonest or unprincipled person He wasn't a rogue at all. Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), crook (informal), villain, fraudster, sharper, fraud (informal), cheat, devil, deceiver, charlatan, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), swindler, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), blackguard, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), skelm (South Africa), rorter (Australian, slang), wrong 'un (slang) Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million. Synonyms cheat, fraud (informal), hustler (US, informal), conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), sharper, shark, rogue, charlatan, rook (slang), rascal, trickster, impostor, fraudster, knave (archaic), confidence trickster, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), chiseller (informal), rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader |