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mountebank

noun

/ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋk/

Meaning

A charlatan or trickster who deceives others, often for personal gain.

The crowd was fooled by the mountebank’s false promises.

charlatan, fraud, impostor, trickster, swindler

honest person, genuine, truth-teller

clever mountebank, political mountebank, mountebank tricks

the time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon

Careful and persistent work or effort.

The tendency to act quickly and without thought or care; lack of self-control.

a person who defends or justifies something, often a controversial belief or institution

A systematic examination of the sea, seabed, and underwater features for the purpose of making maps...

the quality of being simple; lack of complexity or intricacy