| Main Entry: | charlatan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swindler |
Synonyms: |
cheat, con, con artist, fake, fraud, imposter, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack, rip-off artist, sham |
| Main Entry: | mountebank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charlatan |
Synonyms: |
cheat, con man/woman, grifter, imposter, rip-off artist, swindler |
| Main Entry: | deceiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conniver |
Synonyms: |
cheat, imposter, swindler |
| Main Entry: | poser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretender |
Synonyms: |
hypocrite, imposter, mimic, poseur, pretender |
| Notes: | a poser is someone who sets test or exam questions or a difficult or perplexing question or problem; a poseur is a person who adopts an affected style or demeanor |
| Main Entry: | trickster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fraud |
Synonyms: |
charlatan, cheat, con artist, con man, confidence man, conniver, deceiver, imposter, swindler |