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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Charlatan \Char"la*tan\, n. [F. charlatan, fr It ciarlatano fr ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf It zirlare to whistle like a thrush.] One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: charlatan n : a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes [syn: {mountebank}]
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