Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - charlatan
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(charlatans) You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess. (FORMAL) He was exposed as a charlatan. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italy Date: 1618 1. quack 2 2. one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability ; fraud, faker • ~ism noun • ~ry noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a person falsely claiming a special knowledge or skill. Derivatives charlatanism n. charlatanry n. Etymology: F f. It. ciarlatano f. ciarlare babble ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. шарлатан; мошенник; обманщик 2. знахарь, знахарка; лекарь-колдун; торговец снадобьями ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1611, from It. ciarlatano "a quack," from cerretano, resident of Cerreto, town in Italy (perhaps home to sellers of Papal indulgences, thus, "one who cries out in the marketplace"), infl. by It. ciarlare "to prate, babble." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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