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Noun: charlatan  shaa(r)-lu-t(u)n
  1. A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
    - mountebank

Derived forms: charlatans

Type of: beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker [informal], trickster

Encyclopedia: Charlatan