Associations to the word «Mountebank»
Noun
- Vagabond
- Pretender
- Jester
- Clown
- Cheat
- Sheriff
- Sorcerer
- Fraud
- Pudding
- Trick
- Gilbert
- Troupe
- Poison
- Booth
- Fair
- Beggar
- Caravan
- Dancer
- Amusement
- Gypsy
- Pill
- Wit
- Sally
- Physician
- Trumpet
- Barber
- Remedy
- Alfred
- Feat
- Rope
- Crowd
- Merchant
- Princes
- Travelling
- Ass
- Sullivan
- David
- Monkey
- Peer
- Robe
- Gentleman
- Medicine
- Opera
- Sort
- Beast
- Monster
- Hat
- Doctor
- Cardinal
- Fortune
- Funeral
- Mention
- Knife
- Laugh
- Nothing
- Stage
- Why
Adverb
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Wiktionary
MOUNTEBANK, noun. One who sells dubious medicines.
MOUNTEBANK, noun. One who sells by deception; a con artist; a charlatan.
MOUNTEBANK, verb. (intransitive) To act as a mountebank.
MOUNTEBANK, verb. (transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.
Dictionary definition
MOUNTEBANK, noun. A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.