mountebank

UK
/ˈmaʊntəbaŋk/
US
/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/

Übersetzungen

mountebanksubstantiv
mountebanks
Pl.
UK
/ˈmaʊntəbaŋk/
US
/ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/
The mountebank was selling fake potions at the market.
Шарлатан продавал поддельные зелья на рынке.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
mountebankverb
mountebanked
Präteritum
mountebanked
Partizip Perfekt
mountebanking
Gerundium
UK
/ˈmaʊntɪbæŋk/
US
/ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋk/
He tried to mountebank the crowd with his fake remedies.
Он пытался обманывать толпу своими фальшивыми лекарствами.
mountebankadjektiv
more mountebank
Komp.
most mountebank
Super.
UK
/ˈmaʊntɪbæŋk/
US
/ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋk/
Occasional attributive use to qualify nouns with the sense ‘fraudulent; characteristic of a mountebank’.

Definitionen

mountebanksubstantiv
A person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.
The traveling mountebank set up his stall in the town square, promising miraculous cures to the gullible crowd.
A person who sells quack medicines from a platform; a boastful unscrupulous pretender.
The mountebank captivated the audience with his flamboyant speech, convincing them to buy his dubious potions.
mountebankverb
To act as a charlatan or a trickster, especially in selling or promoting something.
He tried to mountebank his way into selling the fake medicine to unsuspecting customers.
mountebankadjektiv
Relating to or characteristic of a mountebank; deceitful or fraudulent.
The scheme was dismissed as a mountebank enterprise by the regulators.