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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 quality of being able to adjust to new conditions.

the front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels; abdomen

The quality of being logical and consistent.

A lazy, sluggish person.

a person aged between 13 and 19 years.

Strengthening or supporting something, especially behavior or learning.