charlatan

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char‧la‧tan/ˈʃɑːlətən $ ˈʃɑːr-/ noun [COUNTABLE] literary
someone who pretends to have special skills or knowledge – used to show disapproval

noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Charlatans advertise a variety of fat-reducing treatments in the back of magazines.
▪ I think the voters will see him as the charlatan he really is.
▪ No. She isn't a miracle worker. She isn't even a doctor. She's a complete charlatan.
▪ Some people said that he was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; others claimed he was a charlatan.
▪ Some psychic charlatan convinced her she was going to die in six months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A vivid portrait of a successful charlatan exploiting the second-century Christians is given by Lucian in his Peregrinus.
▪ Exploitation by charlatans played a part, as did certain traditional beliefs.
▪ My inquiries reveal that most of these are caused by exercise programmes devised by ignorant charlatans feeding off our need for health.
▪ Naturopathic medicine became considered the province of charlatans and primitives.
▪ The lack of anonymity meant that charlatans and tricksters could rarely get away with their deceptions for long.
▪ This is truly an important book that should bury the image of the Cadillacdriving charlatan for ever.
▪ Time is a great charlatan, not a great healer, as has been remarked.