charlatan
noun
a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than they possess; fraud; quack.
charlatans
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pluralof charlatan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Cook said audience research had revealed the public liked him taking on the crooks and charlatans but they didn't actually want to see him getting hit.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ms. Adelman describes how Lewis’s specimens fell into the hands of a series of botanists—some of them charlatans, drunkards, liars or thieves—who squandered his legacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
That contemporary art might be a dubious realm populated by frauds and charlatans seems quaint today, but once upon a time it was a standard assumption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
TikTok, for instance, is awash in medical disinformation, people claiming to be haunted by demons, and charlatans offering psychic readings through the computer.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
“I’ll find a specialist...someone who knows what he’s doing...not like those charlatans in white coats that call themselves doctors.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
