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noun

charlatan

a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

In a sentence

Six example sentences with charlatan, each labelled with its topic.

  • The charlatan sold bottled river water as a cure at county fairs until a chemist tested it publicly.

    History

  • Critics called the gallery owner a charlatan after three of his rediscovered masterpieces turned out to share one signature.

    Art

  • The founder proved a charlatan, demonstrating a phone app that was secretly operated by staff in another room.

    Technology

  • The clinic's founder was a charlatan who sold magnet bracelets as a cure and had never held a medical license.

    Medicine

  • The seminar's star speaker turned out to be a charlatan whose guaranteed trading system had never been used with real money.

    Finance

  • Every gym has met a charlatan selling a supplement that promises muscle in a week and delivers only a stomachache.

    Fitness

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