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mountebank

/ˈmaʊntɪbæŋk/noun

उच्चारण माउन्टिबैंक

धोखेबाज़, ठग, नीम-हकीम, ढोंगी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] old-fashioned, disapproving

    a person who tries to trick people, especially in order to get their money

    धोखेबाज़, ठग, नीम-हकीम, ढोंगी

    • The fair was full of mountebanks selling magic oils.
    • Voters soon saw through the mountebank's promises.

    Synonyms charlatan quack fraud impostor swindler

≈Synonyms and antonyms
⌂Word origin and word building

From Italian monta in banco, meaning 'climb on the bench', describing sellers of false medicines who spoke to crowds from a platform.

यह Italian के monta in banco से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है 'बेंच पर चढ़ो', और यह उन नकली दवा बेचने वालों के लिए था जो मंच पर चढ़कर भीड़ से बात करते थे।