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CHARLATAN - Official Trailer

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What is CHARLATAN? What does CHARLATAN mean? CHARLATAN meaning, definition & explanation

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Charlatan - Smoke 'Em (Official Music Video)

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Charlatan - The Sick Nasty (Official Music Video)

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🔵 Charlatan - Charlatan Meaning - Charlatan Examples - Charlatan in a Sentence

A charlatan is a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick or deception in order to obtain money, fame or other advantages via some form of pretense or deception. Synonyms for "charlatan" include "shyster", "quack", or "faker". "Mountebank" comes from the Italian montambanco or montimbanco based on the phrase monta in banco - literally referring to the action of a seller of dubious medicines getting up on a bench to address his audience of potential customers. "Quack" is a reference to "quackery" or the practice of dubious medicine or a person who does not have actual medical training who purports to provide medical services.