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Synonyms & Antonyms of mountebank
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
- claimed that many doctors were frauds and mountebanks
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- ace,
- adept,
- authority,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- expert,
- maestro,
- master,
- past master,
- professional,
- virtuoso,
- whiz,
- wizard
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The first known use of mountebank was in 1566
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