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charlatanism Definition


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charlatan
noun
    1. derog
      Someone posing as an expert in some profession, especially medicine.
      Thesaurus: impostor, fake, swindler, cheat, fraud, mountebank, pretender, phoney, sham, quack, con man, con artist (US).
Derivative: charlatanism
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from French, from Italian ciarlare to chatter.



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