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Definition mountebank in British English

mountebank noun

noun

1

an old word for a person who is adept at manipulating or defrauding people. Often sociable, stylish, confident, and associating with people of wealth.

Example

Those we would call quacks and mountebanks abounded.

Definition mountebank in British English