mountebank.

A person who uses persuasive display or false claims to deceive others, traditionally a seller of dubious remedies.

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Words that belong together

• a theatrical mountebank
• a political mountebank

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The mountebank offered a cure before asking what illness troubled them.

She recognized the political mountebank in his promises to satisfy both sides without cost.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular mountebank; plural mountebanks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.