Main Entry: ¹moun·te·bank

Pronunciation: \ˈmau̇n-ti-ˌbaŋk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian montimbanco, from montare to mount + in in, on + banco, banca bench

Date: 1577

1 : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform
2 : a boastful unscrupulous pretender : charlatan

— moun·te·bank·ery \-ˌbaŋ-k(ə-)rē\ noun