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Mountebank (noun)

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A flamboyant swindler; a flimflammer; someone who claims to be an expert but isn't.

Mountebank comes from an Italian phrase meaning to “mount a bench” and refers to a quack doctor or swindler, who would enter a town, mount a bench in the public square to draw a crowd, and try to sell fake potions to a susceptible public.

Front	Mountebank (noun)
Back	A flamboyant swindler; a flimflammer; someone who claims to be an expert but isn't. Mountebank comes from an Italian phrase meaning to “mount a bench” and refers to a quack doctor or swindler, who would enter a town, mount a bench in the public square to draw a crowd, and try to sell fake potions to a susceptible public.

Mountebank Noun Flamboyant Swindler Flimflammer Claims Expert Italian Phrase