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charlatan

[shahr-luh-tn] / ˈʃɑr lə tn /


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In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Pauly plays the impulsive charlatan with an irrepressible charm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Passing sentence Judge Geoffery Baker QC described Saeed as a "charlatan", who had carried out a deception that had been "cunningly contrived, skilfully executed, and brazenly maintained over three decades".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

He’s a charlatan with nothing but snake oil to sell.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

He ran a long feature on George Vandeveer, charlatan attorney for the Wobbly defense in the Everett Massacre deliberations.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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