A mountebank, someone who addresses crowds in the street; , an itinerant seller of medicines or drugs.
A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
Origin
From Middle French charlatan, from Old Italian ciarlatano ("quack"), a blend of ciarlatore + cerretano (Cerreto di Spoleto being a village in Umbria, known for its quacks).
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