charlatan
Example Sentences
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I’m concerned about the many people who will be taken in by charlatans capitalizing on the crisis in Ukraine.
From Washington Post
Masha might be a charlatan, a cult leader or, as one character asks of her staffer, "the real deal."
From Salon
To himself, he is a devout Catholic living a secret life his religious doctrine would decry, so in his own eyes he’s a charlatan for other reasons.
From Los Angeles Times
Among the backers of the lobbying effort are billionaire Robert Mercer and notorious charlatan Stephen Moore, both of whom have previously run into trouble with the IRS for alleged tax dodges.
From Washington Post
Hire a charlatan to tell us that things are actually the way we would like them to be!
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.