The definition of a charlatan is a fraud or a person who pretends to have some skill or be something he isn't. An example of a charlatan is someone who pretends to be able to tell the future. ... A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
How do you use charlatan in a sentence?
Charlatan in a Sentence ?
- The charlatan pretended to be a doctor so he could go into the hospital and steal prescription drugs.
- After the charlatan tricked Janet out of her life savings, he became wanted by the police.
Can charlatan be an adjective?
Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; quackish.
