MOUNTEBANK
\mˈa͡ʊntɪbˌaŋk], \mˈaʊntɪbˌaŋk], \m_ˈaʊ_n_t_ɪ_b_ˌa_ŋ_k]\
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Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
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To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull.
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To play the mountebank.
By Oddity Software
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Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
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To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull.
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To play the mountebank.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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