mountebank • \MOUNT-ih-bank\ • noun
1: a person who sells quack medicines from a platform
*2: a boastful unscrupulous pretender : charlatan
Example sentence:
In his newspaper column, Gavin criticized the talk-radio host as "a mountebank whose 'expert' opinions and advice are complete hooey."
Long and Winding
16 years ago
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