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charlatan

char.la.tan \'cha:r-l*-t*n\ \-t*-.niz-*m\ \-t*n-re-\ n [It ciarlatano, 
   alter. of cerretano, lit., inhabitant of Cerreto, f]r. Cerreto, village in 
   Italy : a pretender to medical knowledge : QUACK; also : FAKE R, FRAUD - 
   char.la.tan.ism n