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mountebank

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1moun·te·bank

noun \ˈman-ti-ˌbaŋk\

Definition of MOUNTEBANK

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

Examples of MOUNTEBANK

  1. a gang of swindlers and mountebanks
  2. <claimed that many doctors were frauds and mountebanks>

Origin of MOUNTEBANK

Italian montimbanco, from montare to mount + in in, on + banco, banca bench
First Known Use: 1577

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