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Mountebank
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Mountebank
see synonyms of mountebanknoun
1.
(formerly) a person who sold quack medicines in public places
2.
a charlatan; fake
verb
3. (intransitive)
to play the mountebank
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Mountebank
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1. 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 intransitive
3.
to act as a mountebank
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Mountebank
see synonyms of mountebankn.
1. A hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks.
2. A flamboyant charlatan.
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