mountebank Synonyms
mountebank Meaning
mountebank (n)
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
mountebank (n.)
One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infalliable remedies; a quack doctor.
Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
mountebank (v. t.)
To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull.
mountebank (v. i.)
To play the mountebank.
mountebank Sentence Examples
- The mountebank's garish outfit and eloquent spiel drew a curious crowd to the town square.
- Despite his grandiose promises, the mountebank's dubious potions failed to cure any ailments.
- The king's court was filled with mountebanks, each vying for attention and favor.
- The mayor denounced the mountebank as a charlatan and barred him from the city streets.
- The mountebank's antics brought laughter and amusement to the weary townsfolk.
- The mountebank's acrobatic skills belied his years, leaving the audience in awe.
- The mountebank's stage was a platform for his endless stream of outlandish claims.
- The mountebank's facade hid a cunning and deceitful mind.
- The town crier's announcement warned against the mountebank's fraudulent cures.
- The mountebank's reputation as a trickster spread far and wide, making him a laughingstock wherever he went.
FAQs About the word mountebank
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokesOne who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill i
pretender, charlatan, imposter, phoney, fake,fraud, impostor, sham, quack, deceiver
ace, professional, whiz, virtuoso, authority, whiz, maestro, past master, wizard,master
The mountebank's garish outfit and eloquent spiel drew a curious crowd to the town square.
Despite his grandiose promises, the mountebank's dubious potions failed to cure any ailments.
The king's court was filled with mountebanks, each vying for attention and favor.
The mayor denounced the mountebank as a charlatan and barred him from the city streets.
