Meaning Of The Word Mountebank

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mountebank in American English
a person who mounted a bench, or platform, in a public place and sold quack medicines, usually attracting an audience by tricks, stories, etc.
to act as a mountebank
intransitive verb: to act or operate as a mountebank
noun: a person who sells quack medicines, as from a platform in public places, attracting and influencing an audience by tricks, storytelling, etc

mountebank in British English
noun: (formerly) a person who sold quack medicines in public places
verb: to play the mountebank

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