charlatán

Definitions of charlatán
  1. noun
    a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
    synonyms: bachiller, cotorra, loro, palabrero
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    type of:
    pelma, pelmazo, pesado
    a person who evokes boredom
  2. noun
    a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
    synonyms: sacamuelas, saltabanco, saltimbanqui
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    types:
    frenólogo
    someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull
    curandero
    an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
    type of:
    embustero, engañador, impostor, mentiroso
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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