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charlatan
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char·la·tan (shärl-tn)
n.
A person fraudulently claiming knowledge and skills not possessed.

charlatan
[shär′lətən]
Etymology: Fr, imposter
a totally unqualified individual posing as an expert, especially an individual pretending to be a physician. Also called quack. charlatanical, adj.

Charlatan
(1) Quack
(2) A pretentious imposter (in current non-medical use)

charlatan [shahr´lah-tan]
a pretender to knowledge or skills not possessed; in medicine, a quack.

charlatan (shar´ltn),
n a quack, a person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that he or she does not possess.

charlatan
a pretender to knowledge or skills not possessed; in veterinary medicine, a quack.


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