Part of Speech
noun
Definition
a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
Origin + Etymology
from Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare ‘to babble’
Synonyms
- quack
- mountebank
- sham
- fraud
- fake
- humbug
- impostor
Antonyms
- honesty
Example
That lady was a charlatan, she clearly didn't actually have the experience she said she had.
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