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mountebank

🇬🇧 UK/'maʊntɪbæŋk/🇺🇸 US/'mauntәbæŋk/
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who deceives others, especially one who sells fake medicines or makes false claims

江湖骗子,卖假药者

v.

To cheat or deceive through boasting and false pretenses

行骗,欺诈

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mountmountain, hill, upward
+
econnector
+
bankridge, mound, slope
=mountebank

Common Collocations

  • 1.charlatan江湖骗子
  • 2.mountebank doctor江湖医生

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The mountebank sold fake medicines that had no real medical benefit.

  • 2.

    He was exposed as a mountebank when his true qualifications were questioned.

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