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charlatan

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

char·la·tan / ˈshärlətən; ˈshärlətn/ • n. a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. DERIVATIVES: char·la·tan·ism / -lətəˌnizəm; -lətnˌizəm/ n. char·la·tan·ry / ˈshärlətənrē; -lətnrē/ n.

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charlatan

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

charlatan a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill. The word is recorded from the early 17th century, denoting an itinerant seller of supposed remedies; it comes via French from Italian ciarlatano, from ciartare ‘to babble’.

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charlatan

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

charlatan †mountebank; quack XVII; pretentious impostor XIX. — F. — It. ciarlatano, f. ciarlare babble.

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