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mountebank Noun

— A mountebank is a fake, a phony, or someone who claims credentials he does not have, especially in the medical professions. My doctor is a mountebank.

mountebank

— noun a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

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charlatan

quack

quacksalver

fraud

phony

performer of tricks

impostor

imposter

comedian

actor

swindler

rogue

pretender

pole-dancer

mumper

humbug

hoodwinker

fortune teller

fake doctor

fake

circulator

antic

acrobat