mountebank

/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/

noun

  1. 1

    One who sells dubious medicines.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    An acrobat.

verb

  1. 1

    To act as a mountebank.

  2. 2

    To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.

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