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Meaning of mountebank

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mountebank

Pronunciation:/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who sells dubious medicines.

  2. One who sells by deception; a con artist; a charlatan.

  3. An acrobat.

verb

Definitions

  1. To act as a mountebank.

  2. To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.