What does charlatan mean?

n. Someone who pretends to have knowledge or skills they don't really have, often to trick people.

charlatan

🇺🇸 /ˈʃɑːrlətən/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃɑːlətən/

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noun

Someone who pretends to have knowledge or skills they don't really have, often to trick people.

The so-called doctor was a charlatan who had no real medical training.

Someone who pretends to have knowledge or skills they don't really have, often to trick people.

Plural charlatans