Definition of "charlatan" [char•la•tan]

• A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. (noun)

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• "This huckster or streetcorner charlatan is going to be a lame duck in less than a year from now as the coward in theif dosen't realize that the independents that ELECTED him are running from his BS and LIES in droves."
• "Frequently, the charlatan is more convincing and credible."
• "I swear I don't know what's wrong with the people in Connecticut but to keep re-electing this charlatan is beyond me."