How to Use Mountebank in a Sentence?

Mountebank in a Sentence ?
  1. The mountebank made his living by conning elderly widows out of their life savings.
  2. As a mountebank, Kelly is always looking for a way to trick people out of their money.
  3. The mountebank was arrested for attempting to sell fake diamonds to a jeweler.

What does a mountebank mean?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform. 2 : a boastful unscrupulous pretender : charlatan.

What is a mountebank in England?

mountebank in British English

1. (formerly) a person who sold quack medicines in public places. 2. a charlatan; fake. verb.

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